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New Era for Ryde Hospital 

Ryde Hospital’s future is assured 

with a $479 million redevelopment 

announced by Premier Gladys 

Berejiklian and Ryde MP Victor 

Dominello on site yesterday. 

They were accompanied by NSW Health 

Minister Brad Hazzard pictured with Ryde 

Hospital General Manager Heather Gough, 

left, 2019 Ryde Citizen of the Year Hassib 

Elias with his wife Claire Elias and Victor 

Dominello’s mother who gave birth to 

Victor and his two sisters in Denistone 

House. 

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The historic Denistone House, also 

pictured, Tigers to will be preserved and become the 

centrepiece Roar of the new ultra modern 

hospital. and Score 

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ICE RINK CELEBRATES 

INSIDE 

2018 TWT Year 

in Review 

Starts this week PAGE 22 

BATHROOM CENTRE 

INSIDE This Week: 

Cathie’s Column ..................................... 4 

LETTERS to Editor....................................6 

JB’s World.................................................5 

Seniors Festival......................................10 

Parramatta News & Views.....................11 

North Ryde RSL Club....................... 16-17 

Election Round-Up.................................16 

Real Estate..............................................21 

TWT 2018 Year in Review.......................22 

HANDY PHONE GUIDE.................... 23-27 

Trades & Classies..............................28,29 

Sports News & Results.................... 30-32 

MACQUAR- 

IE ICE RINK 

owner Dr Frank 

Gregg celebrated 

and said 

“Thanks a million” 

to the thousands 

of young 

and older supporters 

who rallied 

to the cause to save 

the iconic rink this 

week. He is pictured 

with Ryde MP Victor 

Dominello who super 

successfully initiated a 

petition to save the rink 

and Clr Jordan Lane 

who together with Clr 

Trenton Brown called 

a special meeting of 

Ryde Council. SEE 

PAGE 3. 

Celebration party!! 

Macquarie Ice Rink is celebrating its win to 

TWT on-the-spot PHOTO 

PEOPLE POWER has 

INSIDE This Week: TWT Hugh 

been displayed this week 

SHOCK ANNOUNCEMENT 

with Macquarie Shopping 

Cathie’s Column .................................... 2 Lee guide 

Centre owners AMP Capital 

succumbing to a peti- 

LETTERS to Editor...................................4 

Parramatta News.....................................7 to Year of 

tion initiated by Ryde MP 

Eastwood Community........................8, 9 

QUINN TO 

AMAL’S DISCOUNT CHEMIST....... 11-13 the Pig 

Victor Dominello to save 

the iconic Macquarie Ice 

NORTH RYDE RSL........................... 14-15 Page 6 

Rink combined with a 

Dancing Feature ....................................16 

special meeting of Ryde 

CONTEST 

Real Estate ............................................18 

Council which unanimously 

Party 

supported the 

continue operating HANDY PHONE GUIDE ................... with 19-23 a Celebration 

Trades & Claassies ...........................24,15 

rink. 

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Bowls Results ........................................26 

Sports News & Results ................... 26-28 

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WIN! with TWT! 

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Ten TWT readers can win double passes to the British crime movie 

King of Thieves to be released nationally by independent film distributor 

Studio Canal on February 28. 

A famous thief in his 

younger years, widower 

Brian Reader (Michael 

Caine), 77 years of age, 

pulls together a band of 

misfit criminals to plot an 

unprecedented burglary 

at the Hatton Garden 

Safe Deposit. 

The thieves, all aged in 

their 60s and 70s except 

for one, employ their oldschool 

thieving skills to 

plan the heist over the 

Easter holiday weekend. 

Posing as servicemen, 

they enter the deposit, 

neutralise the alarms and 

proceed to drill a hole 

into the wall of the safe. 

Two days later, they 

manage to escape worth 

allegedly over £200 million 

worth of stolen jewels 

and money. 

When police are called 

to the scene and investigation 

starts, the cracks 

between the misfit gang 

members begin to show 

as they row over how to 

share the goods and become 

increasingly distrustful 

of each other. 

Meanwhile, the crime 

has become public 

knowledge, and a frenzy 

of speculations begin. 

As details about the 

crime come to light, both 

the British public and the 

media are captivated, 

and the investigation 

is followed with bated 

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February 25 and winners 

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Autumn 

Yarn Fete 

Boronia Park Learning 

foNSW Machine Knitters 

Association present 

an exhibition of 

members works at an 

Autumn Yarn Fete on 

Saturday March 23 at 

Epping Creative Centre, 

Dence Park, 26 Stanley 

Road, Epping from 

10am to 2pm. 

A day for all yarn en- 

Shop 81, 1-55 West Pde, West Ryde 

(Next to Bus Exchange Taxi Stand, 

Entrance to Train Station) 

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beautiful Australian 

yarns (wool, alpaca, silk) 

and more. 

Specialising in knitting 

machines, parts, 

manuals, patterns, 

tools: •Passap – Fay & 

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Spongebar restorations 

on the day plus knitting 

demonstrations, lucky 

door prize and raffle. 

Refreshments available. 

For further details 

contact Michelle 0438 

279 799 or check website: 

www.mkansw.org. 

au 

Ryde Probus 

40th Annivrsary 

Luncheon 

PROBUS Club of Ryde 

is celebrating its 40th 

anniversary in 2019. 

The Club is anxious to 

contact relatives of the 

following Foundation 

Members who might be 

interested in joining the 

group to celebrate the 

milestone at a 40th Anniversary 

Luncheon on 

Tuesday March 19 in the 

Ryedale Room at Ryde 

Eastwood Leagues 

Club. 

Ryde Probus are keen 

to contact relatives of 

Richard Brown (real estate); 

Jack Englert (motor 

trade); Reg Keating 

(real estate); Charles 

Medcalf (engineering); 

Thomas O’Gorman 

(education); Keith Russell 

(timber industry); 

■ Veterans affairs welcome 

■ No referrals necessary 

■ Emergencies home visits 

■ Payment plan options 

available 

■ On the spot health fund 

rebates 

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Stanley Swatton (motor 

trade); Charles Ebert 

(education); Oswald 

Huggett (hospitality); 

Eric Liao OAM (importing); 

Harry Mitchell MBE 

(education); Norm Pacey 

MBE (printing/stationary); 

James Stewart 

(engineering); Arthur 

Tuckwell (motor trade) 

and Thomas Ward (engineering). 

The luncheon commences 

12 pm for two 

course meal plus entertainer. 

Cost $55 per 

head. Cheques to be 

made payable to Probus 

Club of Ryde Inc c/o 

Brian Frugtniet (treasurer), 

7 Gladstone Avenue 

Ryde NSW 2112. 

Further enquiries secretary 

Mike Thomas 

9451-3131 or email: 

mikethomas20@yahoo. 

co.uk 

Soundings 

Forum in 

All Saints 

Anglican Parish of 

Hunters Hill will host a 

“Soundings” seminar this 

Sunday February 24 in All 

Saints Church Hall, Ambrose 

Street, Hunters Hill 

from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. 

This is is an appropriate 

Forum for the people of 

North Sydney Electorate 

to meet with those who 

would seek to represent 

Epping Arts Fair 

2019 Exhibition 

LOCAL artists will display their affordable 

works at the 2019 Epping Arts Fair to be 

hosted by Epping Boys High in collaboration 

with Epping Rotary from Friday March 

1 to Sunday March 3 in the school’s Edmund 

Barton Centre at 213 Vimiera Road Eastwood. 

There’ll be a major prize of $2,500 on offer as 

well as a People’s Choice award of $500 and a 

Student Art competition featuring works from 

many schools in the local community. Prizes will 

be awarded at the VIP Gala Opening Night on 

Friday March 1 starting 6pm. Entry $25 or $20 

early bird. All funds raised through the Fair are 

put towards equipment and projects to improve 

school grounds at Epping Boys High. Exhibition 

open Saturday March 2 from 10am to 4pm and 

Sunday March 3 from 10am to 2pm. Enquiries P 

& C president Susan Day 0418 213 212 or email: 

eppingartsfair@gmail.com. 

them and hear their views 

on a range of issues. 

Trent Zimmerman MP 

(Liberal), Brett Stone 

(ALP) and the Greens 

candidate yet to be announced 

have committed 

to come and participate 

in the Election 

Forum. Refreshments 

served and a donation 

is suggested. Alice Oppen 

OAM is the convenor 

of “Soundings” who can 

be contacted for further 

information on 0428 866 

491. 

Macquarie 

Seniors 

Macquarie branch of 

National Seniors Australia 

meet on the third Wednesday 

each month at Ryde- 

Eastwood Leagues Club 

from 12 noon. 

Guest speaker at February 

20 meet is Susan Fennell 

who’ll talk 

on “The Story of My Father 

– Willie Fennell” an interesting 

and funny man. 

Macquarie offers the opportunity 

to over-50s of a 

place to meet and enjoy 

the company of people of 

a similar age group. 

Social program covers 

diverse outings to suit all 

age ranges. An active 

walking group also offers 

interesting walks. New 

members always welcome. 

For more information: 

Carolyn 9874 7129 or 

0409 719 813 

Hunters Hill 

Scout Group 

1st Hunters Hill Scout 

Group are on a recruitment 

drive. 

They have an active 

Joey section (ages 6-8 

years) and Scouts (ages 

11-14yrs) and are seeking 

local boys and girls 

to join their troop. Joeys 

meet Mondays from 

4:30pm to 5:30pm and 

Scouts meet Thursdays 

from 7pm to 9 pm. 

Boatshed, bonfires, 

camping, friends, crafts 

and heaps of fun activities 

are on offer. 

Contact the group: 

www.1sthuntershillscouts. 

org.au or email scouts 

@1sthuntershillscouts.org. 

au. 

Calling all 

tennis players 

Senior and mixed doubles 

players are required 

for a local Parramatta 

tennis group. 

The group plays on 

Monday nights on Court 

1 at Barton Park - off 

Isabella Street - Parramatta 

East, starting at 

7.30pm. 

If you are an interested 

senior player (at 

any level) contact Jenny 

Brown 9613-9449 or 

mobile 0409 049 087. 

North Ryde Combined Probus Club members recently visited the Manly 

Wharf Hotel for lunch, as well as going on the Hawkesbury River Postman 

outing. Pictured on the trip are members Margart Feltham, Lesley Bowden 

and Maree Woodcock. 

Meetings are held on the third Thursday each month at North Ryde RSL 

Community Club at 10 am. They are a friendly group whose aim is to promote 

the development of friendship, fellowship and general interests for retirees. 

Some of their activities include walking, dining, theatre outings, one day trips 

and other interests. They welcome visitors to meetings, Check website http:// 

probussouthpacific.org/microsites/northrydecombined for more information. 

Enquiries Helen James 9416 7764 or Margaret Feltham 0412 896 590. 

Macquarie Singers 

seek new members 

Now entering its 52nd year, Macquarie Singers - also 

known as MUS - is again opening its doors to new 

members. 

There is no upper age limit and no audition. While 

all voice types are welcome, tenors will be especially 

cherished, 

Macquarie Singers specialises in traditional choral 

repertoire and starts 2019 with their ‘Pomp and Piety’ 

concert* on May 18 featuring music by Handel, Tallis, 

Elgar and more. 

The following weekend, May 25-26, sees them 

performing in Young in country NSW, in a joint concert 

with Hilltops Choir. 

If you can’t commit to weekly rehearsals, join them for 

their first singing workshop of the year on Saturday March 

9 in Epping Baptist Church from 2pm to 5pm where Dr 

Sarah Penicka-Smith will explore techniques to develop 

beautiful sound and blend in a group. All welcome and no 

experience required. 

Rehearsals: Monday nights in Trinity Chapel, Robert 

Menzies College, 136 Herring Road, North Ryde from 

7pm to 9.30pm, starting February 18. Enquiries: Janet 

Stacey, membsec@mus.org.au or check website: www. 

mus.org.au 

Your Chamber of 

Commerce Meets 

EPPING: Chamber enquiries 

President Tony 

Hackett 9869-8900; 

0418 413 226 or secretary 

Betty Ockerlander 

8876-5888. 

EASTWOOD: Meet 

second Monday each 

month. Next meeting 

Monday March 11. 

Enquiries president 

Vic Tagg 0412 369 510 

or secretary Steve 

Colquhoun 9874-0221. 

GLADESVILLE: Enquiries 

President Max 

McFarlane email: max. 

mcfarlane@skywardfinancial.com 

Calling all Former 

Scouts & Guides 

Keep Alive the Spirit 

of Scouting & Guiding with the 

St George’s Guilds meeting at historic 

“Addington” 813 Victoria Road Ryde 

Sydney Guild meets Tuesdays: 

Inquiries Doris Carrall 0425 223 628 

John F Booth AM 9807 6666 

Visitors welcome but RSVP for seating & catering. 

Help Save a Life! 

The Organ Donor Register 

Program is a Good Turn Project 

of the St George’s Guilds of 

Former Scouts & Guides 

WEST RYDE: Enquiries 

President Nora Etmekdjian 

0417 699 955. 

DRUMMOYNE: Meet 

first Wednesday each 

month. Next meeting 

March 6. Enquiries Secretary 

Alex Elliott 0438 

774 323 or Vice President 

Paul Harcombe 

0438 089 900. 

RIVERSIDE BUSI- 

NESS CHAMBER: An 

Evening with Premier 

Gladys Berejiklian 

Tuesday February 19 

@ The Governor Hotel, 

9 Waterloo Road, 

Macquarie Park from 

5.30pm to 7.30pm. Enquiries 

Sabrina Ferguson 

0412 096 525 or 

Marcella Letteri 9952- 

8498. 

Celebrating 110 years 

of Scouting in Australia in 2018 

and 107 years of Guiding 

WE WELCOME your help in promoting this valuable 

and life saving venture. 

Please contact us if you would like to help in some way. 

You’re Invited... 

To meet us at our national headquarters historic “Addington” 

813 Victoria Road, Ryde for a time of fun and fellowship: 

SYDNEY GUILD meets 1st Tuesday monthly at 7.30pm. 

Tel Doris Carrall 0425 223 628, Howard blair 9798 4060 

Phyllis Berger 9624 5136 

National Guildmaster John F Booth AM 

9807 6666, PO Box 123 Ryde 1680 

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NEW ULTRA MOD 

PLUS HERITAGE 

RYDE HOSPITAL 

Consistent lobbying by Ryde MP Victor Dominello has resulted 

in the new $479 million ultra modern Ryde Hospital according to 

Health Minister Brad Hazzard at this week’s announcement. Brad 

Hazzard is pictured at Ryde Hospital with Premier Gladys Berejiklian, 

VictorDominello with his mother Josephine and Ryde 2019 

Citizen of the Year Hassib Elias. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO. 

JB’s World 

ROSS McDONALD 

“RUSTY” RUSSELL 

OAM of North Ryde 

heads This Week’s 

Birthday Honours List 

celebrating 96 Golden 

Years on Sunday. Unfortunately 

Rusty has not 

been enjoying the best of 

health in recent days and 

has just returned to New 

Horizons at North Ryde 

after a week in Ryde 

Hospital’s intensive care. 

Rusty has had a distinguished 

career of service 

to others including 

World War 2 where he 

was injured in the landing 

at Tarakan and has 

suffered numerous war 

injuries but always as a 

Good Scout smiling and 

whistling under all difficulties. 

He has been 

an active member of the 

Scout Movement all his 

life from childhood in 

South Australia meeting 

his bride Phyllis Gray 

at a Jamboree in Victoria 

and later moving to 

North Ryde war service 

settlement in Edmondson 

Street 

where he helped start 

3rd North Ryde Scout 

Group and organised 

Lone Scouts for outback 

scouts. 

Rusty was Ryde’s first 

Citizen of the Year in 

1994 and was awarded an 

Order of Australia Medal 

for services to the community 

and especially 

Scouting. He is an active 

Freemason and member 

of Sydney St George’s 

Guild of former scouts 

and guides and a member 

of St John’s Anglican 

church North Ryde. 

* * * 

IAN MAXTED elder 

son of Eva and the late 

Frank Maxted of North 

Ryde celebrates today 

with better half (and JB 

niece) Gina and family 

of Michael, Rebecca 

and Hayley now of Beecroft 

same day as Harold 

Hill Jr formerly of 

East Ryde and Margaret 

Cooper better half of Peter 

Cooper. 

Former Ryde councillor 

Jeff Salvestro-Martin 

turns 56 tomorrow same 

day as Catherine Brewer 

parties and Helga 

Germeroth in Munich. 

Scouts and Guides 

worldwide celebrate 

February 22 as the birthday 

of both the founder 

of Scouting and Guiding 

Lord Robert Baden- 

Powell and his wife Lady 

Olave Baden-Powell but 

just 33 years apart! 

February 22 I also the 

birthday of Stephen B-P 

Gillies, Lorraine Cox of 

Ryde Furnisher Freighters 

and Daria Gioconda 

Gorlato. 

Saturday February 

23 is even more jampacked 

with birthdays 

including Rotary International 

turning 114, 

plus Edith Haigh, Pattie 

Hall Thornton, Kerry 

Bowden, Nola Barkl, 

Happy Birthday Norma 

NORMA NOTLEY of Ryde and 1st North Ryde 

Scout Group celebrated her 98th birthday at 

the February meeting of Sydney St George’s 

Guild of former scouts and guides at historic 

“Addington” Ryde pictured with Sydney 

Guildmaster Stephen McCann, National 

Chancellor Howard Blair and Moocooboolah 

District Scouts leader Cameron Jessep. TWT 

on-the-spot PHOTO. 

Amanda Vass, Alex 

Sawyer, Olga Sawyer 

Anthony Dominello, 

Bianca Perre, Robert 

Cameron, Penny Beccio, 

John Alexander’s 

sister Sue and even JB 

‘s twin brother Dr Peter 

Arthur Booth celebrating 

with family in Pommieland. 

JB great nephew and 

Godson Nathan Stanley 

Wilberforce Buckland 

Fyffe turns 27 on Sunday 

same day as Rusty Russell 

turns 96. 

Tigers great Benji Marshall 

faces 34 candles on 

his cake on Monday same 

day as Aimee Lovett celebrates 

along with Barrie 

Brown of real estate 

fame and Sophie Watkins 

daughter of John 

and Deborah Watkins 

faces 27 candles and 

Chloe Lewis is fourteen 

while Margo Buckingham 

of Epping parties 

with hubby Mark. Plus 

Selina Leung. 

Gloria Dimaano celebrates 

Tuesday as does 

Peter Pasqual while Ian 

and Sheila Hudson celebrate 

same day as Swati 

and Siddharth Maheshwari. 

John Manenti of Granny 

Smith apple fame 

faces 68 candles next 

Wednesday with Robbie 

and co while Pam 

Burgess of Epping can 

expect to be treated by 

Nigel! 

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greetings to avid Tigers 

supporter Matthew Kohen 

who turned 15 yesterday. 

2019 shapes as a big 

year for the Tigers under 

new coach Michael 

Maguire and there’ll be 

plenty to cheer about. 

Hope you have a wonderful 

day with parents Kim 

and Jenny. Happy daze 

all. 

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* * * 

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Ibis plague calls 

for culling 

Dear Sir, 

Just about every resident 

and ratepayer in our 

City must be aware of the 

dramatic increase in the 

number of Ibis birds. 

If you haven’t been 

bombed with a big white 

splash then you must have 

seen flocks of them feeding 

off anything from red bins to 

open parkland. 

Our Council has spent 

many, many thousands of 

our rates dollars re-turfing 

Morrison Bay Park in the 

last few months and now 

the ibis have descended to 

pick off every earthworm 

and grub doing its best to 

aerate the soil. 

A couple of weeks ago 

there were about half a dozen 

each morning, now there 

are around 50 odd. Dropping 

their voluminous waste 

as well, ever so nice for the 

young soccer and cricket 

players to dive onto. 

Whatever their natural 

predators were, they have 

long since departed. 

To restore some balance 

there needs to be a significant 

cull and it is over time 

for local and state governments 

to act before this 

matter becomes a serious 

health menace. 

WARWICK TAYLOR 

Gladesville 

Positive and visionary 

campaigning welcome 

Dear Sir, 

With elections coming up 

we are starting to see the 

negativity, the muckraking 

and the smear attacks 

hurled from one side to the 

other. 

Very rarely do we see or notice 

good, positive and visionary 

campaigning, and frankly 

all of us are sick of it. 

Because of that I want to 

highlight and promote the 

positive campaign methods 

of one candidate so that way 

we may encourage more positivity 

during election time. 

I have been very pleased 

with the campaign from Victor 

Dominello. Victor Dominello 

has unveiled a huge plan 

and vision for Ryde including 

turning Ryde into the education 

powerhouse of NSW 

by building seven schools, 

the Meadowbank Education 

precinct (and a Melrose Park 

education precinct) and upgrading 

Meadowbank TAFE. 

Victor is also constructing 

a new jobs park, a fast ferry 

to the city, a bus interchange 

at Macquarie Centre, more 

trains for Meadowbank and 

West Ryde, new lifts for Denistone 

Station, numerous 

school upgrades, the Metro, 

more open space at Meadowbank 

and a sports venue at 

my old school Marsden High 

and many more. 

With all that announced so 

far I think there’ll be many 

more positive announcements 

to come. 

Whenever Mr Dominello 

needs to attack his opponents 

he has always backed 

it up with evidence to justify 

his point. 

This comes in direct contrast 

to the negativity and 

smear campaigns of his opponent 

Mr Jerome Laxale 

who has just hurled blame. 

Then in exchange for such 

negativity Mr Laxale only 

promises Ryde a new bus 

route and a commuter carpark 

in West Ryde. 

We should be encouraging 

more positive and visionary 

campaigning in future, 

so no matter which political 

allegiance, please thank and 

even vote for any candidates 

using positive messages and 

methods because that way 

then, we may have less fear 

mongering and more vision 

during election time. 

GEORGE STEBBINGS 

Eastwood 

Letters to the Editor 

Preserving our 

liveable suburbs 

Dear Sir, 

It is always curious how 

news is reported when local 

papers ramp up into “election 

mode”. 

Last week the Greater 

Sydney Commission (GSC) 

convened two important 

meetings in West Ryde about 

development in North Ryde. 

The GSC has powers to undertake 

Assurance Reviews 

to check its strategic plans 

align with actual development 

occurring. 

As the lead planning body, 

the GSC has responsibility 

to ensure Sydney remains 

productive but that growth is 

sustainable and our suburbs 

remain liveable. Our understanding 

is the GSC’s first 

such review. About 50 people 

attended the Tuesday yet I 

could find no TWT report! 

Given traffic congestion, 

overdevelopment, loss of 

tree canopy and poor public 

transport are reported in your 

paper as legitimate concerns 

of local residents it is unclear 

why there was no report on 

this important review of development 

in North Ryde. 

For your readers, who may 

have missed the meetings, 

RHHFFPS presented to the 

GSC and expressed concern 

the State Significant planning 

approvals process is mainly 

driving North Ryde’s high rise 

development. It is outside 

Council’s planning controls 

and often on public land. 

We expressed concern at 

the further destruction of critically 

endangered shale forest 

at the Ivanhoe development 

site. This forest is protected 

under Commonwealth and 

State threatened species 

laws. 

The proposed Epping Road 

slip lane will devastate this 

forest. 

It is contrary to GSC’s 

strategic planning vision for 

a tree lined Epping Road, 

protection of Sydney’s shale 

forest and assurances that 

remnant urban native bushland 

remnants are viable and 

preserved for enjoyment by 

future generations. 

CATHY MERCHANT 

RHHFFPS Committee 

Member 

An alternative 

for Ryde seat 

Dear Sir, 

As always, I enjoy reading 

the political commentary in 

The Weekly Times. 

However, I do think you 

should give a fair coverage to 

the candidates who are not 

part of the ruling clique. 

Poor Victor Dominello’s seat 

of Ryde is now under threat 

and is it any wonder as he is 

part of the problem and represents 

the Government that is 

going to destroy our beautiful 

city with massive overdevelopment 

. 

He was also part of the 

team that decided to demolish 

a perfectly good stadium. 

We need to bring some 

sanity into NSW government 

and with the likelihood of a 

close election a candidate 

who cares should be the first 

choice of Ryde electors. 

I see no better candidate 

than Steve Busch a former 

Qantas pilot who is running as 

a candidate. 

Steve has put his hand up to 

serve the community in Ryde 

under the Australian Conservatives. 

He intends to be a voice for 

a better way, to be an agitator 

for change and to represent 

the ordinary citizen who feels 

abandoned by the major parties 

who once championed 

their cause. 

In a finely balanced lower 

house with the possibility of 

holding the balance of power, 

Steve has the potential to 

serve the interests of the Ryde 

Electors. 

Living in the area now for 

around 30 years, he is aware 

of local issues affecting us; 

like congested traffic from 

badly planned roadworks and 

LETTERS 

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the proposed closing and sale 

of schools despite increasing 

population. 

Sadly, I will not be able to 

vote as I live in the neighbouring 

electorate of Epping 

where the Liberal Party hierarchy 

with its usual arrogance 

has parachuted a candidate 

into the electorate showing 

absolute contempt for the 

grass roots supporters in Epping. 

It will not be surprising if the 

Liberals struggle for booth 

workers on Election Day. 

Come on Ryde electors put 

a sensible adult in Parliament 

for a change. 

JOHN W WHOLOHAN 

Epping 

Doubts over new 

high school 

Dear Sir, 

I have had strong concerns 

regarding the NSW 

Government’s closure (it 

is not moving) of Marsden 

High and the conversion of 

an established education 

facility (though denuded of 

proper funding) into netball 

courts since it was announced. 

Moving Marsden High into 

the Battery Farm Mid rise 

canyons of Meadowbank 

was not something I wanted 

for my two children who currently 

attend West Ryde Public 

School. 

Like many of the decisions 

of this current government, 

the decision seemed to be 

superficial utility and value. 

In return for moving an established 

high school with 

room to grow on substantial 

tree lined grounds, we bulldoze 

it to get the spurious 

benefits of delivering Netball 

a few extra courts over those 

already provided in Meadowbank 

(29 courts presently) that 

may be utilised a couple of 

days a week at best. 

Not withstanding the education 

demands that would 

come from the Melrose Park 

and other developments. 

But it now seems another 

high school IS needed and will 

be created just across Victoria 

Road at Melrose Park and in 

so doing completely undermines 

the argument for the 

necessity of the relocation. 

That is unless some currently 

water front netball courts 

then become underutilized 

utilized and due to proximity 

to new light rail corridor, perhaps 

considered for development 

by a friendly donor. 

EDWIN WILSON 

Edwin.w.wilson@gmail. 

com 

Public lost faith 

in politicians 

Dear Sir, 

No wonder the public 

have lost faith in politicians. 

I received the latest piece 

of advertising rubbish from 

Labor candidate and Ryde 

Mayor Jerome Laxale and it 

takes the cake for the most 

blatant lies in this “he said, 

she said” Ryde campaign. 

In two terms of government, 

Victor Dominello has 

delivered the education infrastructure 

in Ryde that Labor 

failed to do in over 16 miserable 

years of government. 

Lie number 1: Meadowbank 

Public School and Main 

high school are being closed. 

Truth: Brand new schools, 

bigger, better, modern are 

being built in their place. 

In fact, after the two new 

schools have been built, 

open space, parks and sporting 

facilities will be built on 

the old school sites. 

Lie number 2: Blaming 

the current government for 

the demountables in Ryde 

schools. 

Truth: The last Labor government 

installed over 100 

demountable classrooms 

during its 16 years of inaction. 

Not a single permanent 

classroom was built in Ryde 

by Labor in 16 years. Not 

one. 

Every demountable in 

Ryde is being replaced with 

permanent classrooms with 

funding secured by Victor 

Dominello. 

Lie number 3: There is an 

$8million maintenance backlog 

in local schools. 

Truth: Labor slashed maintenance 

budgets to local 

schools and let the maintenance 

backlog spiral out to 

a completely unmanageable 

level. 

In fact Labor left a $1billion 

maintenance backlog 

when it left office. The current 

government is eliminating the 

backlog to zero by July 2020. 

Lie number 4: 200 un-airconditioned 

classrooms in 

Ryde. 

Truth: Not a single air conditioner 

was installed by the last 

Labor government. The current 

program of installing air 

conditioning will ensure every 

single classroom in Ryde is 

air conditioned. Over $500m 

is being spent by the NSW 

Government to air condition 

classrooms across NSW 

Let’s remember that successive 

corrupt Labor governments 

in NSW have attacked 

public education in 

Ryde. 

Labor SOLD Peter Board 

High School to their developer 

mates. The current 

Government has had to buy 

it back. 

Labor CLOSED Smalls 

Road Public School - the current 

Government is rebuilding 

it. 

Labor installed over 

100 demountable classrooms 

across Ryde - Victor 

Dominello and the Berejiklian 

Government are building 7 

brand new schools and building 

new permanent classrooms 

in another 2 schools 

to replace all demountables 

installed by Labor. 

The fact is that Labor represents 

the biggest threat to 

public education in Ryde. It 

is undeniable. Closed and 

sold schools, badly mismanaged 

maintenance, failed to 

install air conditioning, installed 

over 100 demountables, 

didn’t build a single permanent 

classroom. 

A bit of advice for Jerome 

Laxale - people haven’t forgotten 

that corrupt Labor 

failed education in NSW and 

no amount of new lies can 

eliminate history. 

BERNIE EDWARDS 

North Ryde 

Eastwood carpark 

roundabout 

Dear Sir, 

Recently Ryde Council 

announced a demolition of 

Eastwood’s Glen Street carpark 

to create a new community 

facility and move 

Glen Street carpark to the 

Shaftsbury Road side of 

Glen Street. 

However, wouldn’t that then 

mean it’s being built over the 

Glen Street reserve? Would 

this not reduce one of Eastwood’s 

prized green, open 

spaces? 

If so, why did Mayor Jerome 

Laxale, spend years opposing 

and stonewalling a construction 

of a car park underneath 

Eastwood oval just to build a 

car park on top of Glen Street 

park instead? 

Isn’t it a bit hypocritical to 

campaign to save a park, and 

then build a car park on top of 

a park? 

All this time and it seems 

that Mr Laxale did not actually 

care about open space but 

was instead looking for some 

political points to gain at the 

cost of the community. 

JAMES ARCHER 

Eastwood 

Hunters Hill Guest Column 

Maintaining the integrity 

of our wonderful suburb 

HUNTERS HILL is 

named after Captain 

(later Governor) John 

Hunter, second-in-command 

to Arthur Phillip 

in the First Fleet and an 

early explorer of the region. 

The area was settled 

in the mid-1830s, with 

many houses from the 

local sandstone, some 

built by stonemasons 

brought from Italy by 

the Frenchman Didier 

Joubert. 

They are also 

responsible for stone 

walls still seen around 

many houses, and for the 

Garibaldi statue on the 

corner of Alexandra and 

Ferry Streets. 

Marist Brothers arrived 

in 1847 and built first the 

Priory, followed by the 

Villa Maria Monastery and 

later St Joseph’s College. 

By 1860 Hunters 

Hill had grown into a 

significant settlement, 

and it was proclaimed a 

municipality in 1861. 

* * * 

THE SUBURBS of 

Hunters Hill and Woolwich 

are the oldest garden 

suburbs in Australia. 

Apart from a radium and 

uranium factory off Nelson 

Parade early last century, 

Woolwich became the 

major industrial area, and 

included boat building 

yards. 

Between 1898 and 

1902 the Mort’s Dock 

Company excavated and 

constructed the dry dock. 

The area around the 

dock included Clarke’s 

Point, the Goat Paddock 

(named for the mascot 

To The POINT 

with BARBARA DORSCH 

of the army unit later in 

the Dock) and the Horse 

Paddock (named for the 

frequent agistment of 

horses there). 

In the 1960s, with 

the building of the new 

Gladesville Bridge and 

Figtree Bridge, many 

of the old houses were 

demolished (e.g St Malo). 

Old houses in Church 

and Mount Streets and 

Woolwich Road were 

also knocked down and 

replaced with home units. 

This caused much 

concern in the 

community, and a 

meeting of concerned 

residents was held in the 

Town Hall, leading to the 

formation of the Hunters 

Hill Trust, formally 

established in 1968. 

* * * 

IN THE 1970s an 

attempt was made to 

allow development of 

apartment blocks in 

Kelly’s Bush. 

This was thwarted by 

the local community, a 

committee of which in 

conjunction with Jack 

Mundey and the Builders 

Labourers Federation 

introduced the world’s 

first ever Green Ban. 

As a result, we still 

have a lovely bush area 

near the centre of the 

peninsula. 

Similar fears over the 

horse paddock and 

dock area in the 1990s, 

and local action, led 

to the establishment 

In 1981 the Heritage 

Hunter Hill and Woolwich, 

many built from locally 

There is no doubt that 

there is again a serious 

threat to the whole area 

from developers, abetted 

suburb nature, with parks 

and reserves, established 

trees, rocky outcrops and 

mangroves, as well as 

We desperately need 

to maintain these vital 

We strongly encourage 

concerned residents to 

join the Trust and help to 

Contact through www. 

of the Sydney 

Foreshore 

its guardianship 

Harbour 

Trust 

of 

and 

the 

Clarke’s Point area. 

council 

to 

remaining 

of NSW 

protect 

old 

moved 

over 

buildings 

300 

in 

quarried stone. 

As 

streets, 

a 

for 

result, 

example 

many 

Gale 

Street, 

orders 

have 

over the 

heritage 

whole 

street. 

by the 

The 

State Government. 

majority of our 

community 

because of 

settle 

its garden 

here 

beautiful stone houses. 

aspects of our heritage. 


is a 

Hunters 

body 

Hill Trust 

concerned 

with 

integrity 

maintaining 

of our wonderful 

the 

municipality. 

continue these efforts. 

huntershilltrust.org.au. 

BARBARA DORSCH 

is a long time Hunters 

Hill Trust committee 

member 

Grants for Boronia Park Sports 

Precinct & Dinghy Storage Racks 

I AM very pleased to report that Council has resolved to thank Lane Cove 

MP Anthony Roberts who has secured funding of $1 million towards the 

Boronia Park Upgrade Project and $50,000 for dinghy storage racks to be 

installed in a number of locations across Hunters Hill. 

Work is now underway 

to develop a project 

plan for Boronia 

Park. This plan will 

guide the use of this 

vital funding in close 

consultation with key 

stakeholders. 

Stakeholders such 

as the local sporting 

groups who utilise Boronia 

Park including 

rugby, cricket, netball 

and other sporting 

groups/users of the 

Park; the local Bushcare 

groups who care 

for the bushland areas 

in and around Boronia 

Park; the Hunters Hill 

Trust and local residents. 

Council’s aim is to 

work in partnership 

with stakeholders to 

deliver quality facilities 

at Boronia Park to 

enhance the recreational, 

sporting, environmental 

aspects 

and overall enjoyment 

of the Boronia Park 

precinct. 

* * * 

ON February 11, 

Hunters Hill Council 

submitted an application 

for a proposed 

HUNTERS HILL HAPPENINGS 

with Mayor MARK BENNETT 

Community Facilities 

Special Variation (SV) to 

the Independent Pricing 

and Regulatory Tribunal 

(IPART). 

The submission comprises 

two parts; Part A, 

which includes financial 

information and Part B, 

which is Council’s responses 

to the assessment 

criteria. 

IPART’s website provides 

details relating 

to each SV application, 

visit: www.ipart.nsw. 

gov.au 

If approved, the SV will 

allow Council to maintain, 

further develop 

and enhance community 

facilities to improve 

the overall quality of 

infrastructure and community 

services in the 

Hunters Hill local government 

area. 

Links to further information 

can be found on 

Council’s website www. 

huntershill.nsw.gov.au 

* * * 

COUNCIL resolved at 

its Meeting held on 

February 11 to endorse 

and publicise 

Local Government 

NSW’s campaign, 

‘Save Our Recycling’, 

to realise the reinvestment 

of a 100 per cent 

of the Waste Levy collected 

each year by 

the NSW Government 

in waste minimisation, 

recycling and resource 

recovery. 

In addition, Council 

has made representation 

to all political parties 

seeking bipartisan 

support for the 100 

per cent reinvestment 

of the Waste Levy 

collected each year 

into waste minimisation, 

recycling and resource 

recovery. 

* * * 

A REMINDER you 

can download our 

Seniors’ Festival flyer 

2019 by going to 

www.huntershill.nsw. 

gov.au Events, Seniors 

Festival Activities.

Parramatta Councillors have 

ignored Epping residents 

Dear Sir, 

Since my last letter on parking in and around Epping was 

published (The Weekly Times February 13, 2019) I have been 

inundated with congratulations from many Epping residents 

who have experienced the same problem. 

Indeed, several residents said that they have contacted Councillors 

from Parramatta Council who have done precisely nothing. 

Their complaints have been ignored. 

I ask: Who occupies the tradies marked spots when they aren’t 

working? 

Do residents still have out-of-date parking restrictions placed 

upon them? How long will residents continue to be ignored? 

My suggestion to Parramatta Councillors is that residents vote 

and pay rates, tradies do not. 

Brits battle for 

sovereignty 

Dear Sir, 

I am astounded that a nation 

that once reigned over 

an empire upon which the 

Sun never set, a nation that 

ruled the waves, a nation 

of people who vowed they 

“never, never, never shall 

be slaves,” meekly relinquished 

their sovereignty to 

a foreign power (the EU). 

Now, after a referendum 

which voted in favour of 

breaking free of the EU, there 

are still sufficient forces within 

Britain who dismiss a fair vote 

in a referendum and want a 

second referendum! 

They are determined to surrender 

their sovereignty! 

Britain acquired some of 

the territory for its empire by 

force but also some by offering 

baubles, knives and axes 

to the occupiers, in exchange 

for their land. 

What an irony that today 

half of the Brits are prepared 

to give away there sovereignty 

for the equivalent of baubles 

it seems! 

True, there are some great 

benefits as well in being a 

member of the EU, (benefits 

that have been made available 

to several canny sovereign 

nations!), but who would have 

thought that any independent, 

autonomous, sovereign 

nation, let alone one that once 

ruled over the greatest empire 

ever, would make themselves 

subjects to a foreign power! 

Truth,is stranger than fiction. 

ELVIS KIPMAN 

Killara 

GSC public inquiry 

‘a waste of time’ 

Dear Sir, 

I write to express my 

disappointment at the 

“engagement” process 

undertaken by the Greater 

Sydney Commission (GSC) 

which was held recently 

concerning Ryde, and in 

particular, Macquarie Park. 

While I still find it strange 

that the commission was 

looking into its parties own 

development practices and 

policies, a bit like the fox 

looking after the hen house, 

Letters to the Editor 

I found that the process was 

flawed, and ultimately, meaningless. 

A common complaint from 

constituents was that they 

did not know about it or did 

not have enough time to register 

to air their views. This 

meant that a significant voice 

of the people was not heard. 

However, without doubt, 

there were plenty of Macquarie 

Park developers airing 

their views on both sitting 

nights. None of them were 

calling for an abatement to 

residential development. 

If the GSC was called to 

hear from those directly affected 

by state planning 

policies, why were those very 

same people not heard from? 

It highlights the vacuous, impotent 

nature of the GSC. 

The very same State Liberal 

Government that has 

given developers the green 

light for so many years in the 

City of Ryde, has produced 

the ultimate irony of holding 

“engagement” forums that 

primarily heard from developers 

over the people. 

It is my fear that the interim 

report, and ensuing full report, 

will not be worth the 

paper they are written. The 

State Liberal Government 

has sold us another lame 

duck and while due process 

has seen to be followed we 

have not heard the real voices 

of Ryde. 

Clr BERNARD PURCELL 

City of Ryde Council 

Nursing ratios in 

nursing homes 

BRIAN SWAN 

Epping 

Dear Sir, 

A Health Reform Commission 

which will hold to 

account all levels of government 

was proposed 

last week by the Labor 

Party and is what I and 

many nurses would vote 

for. 

Ratios in hospitals are 

good and necessary and 

now needs to be implemented 

in nursing homes where I 

worked under trying circumstances 

and conditions as a 

result of owners having selfregulation. 

Ratios in nursing homes 

need to be law now, not in 

LETTERS 

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from our readers. Full 

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MUST be supplied, even 

if not for publication. 

Send to: TWT PO Box 

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times.com.au 

2020 when the present Royal 

Commission ends. 

Just like politicians and 

bankers I hung onto my job 

knowing the system had 

failed the community and I 

feel shamed that my efforts 

advocating for better outcomes 

for the elderly in my 

care went unnoticed since 

1997 changes to the Aged 

Care Act. 

Prior to these changes 

owners of nursing homes 

had to employ enough nurses 

or else the funding they 

had received specifically for 

nursing duties only, had to 

be returned to the government 

at the end of the financial 

year so guess what, 

they kept the funding and 

we worked with sufficient 

numbers of nurses. 

In those days we enjoyed 

what was referred to as job 

satisfaction as we made 

enormous efforts to ensure 

the last days of people’s 

lives were of value. 

One difference between 

nurses, politicians, and 

bankers is that we show 

compassion and practise 

ethically by meeting the 

needs required by professionalism 

and we know 

where our heart is. 

JUDY NICHOLAS 

Denistone East 

Who is controlling 

our migration? 

Dear Sir, 

If any reader believesthat 

our useless federal government 

has control of 

who enters our country 

think again. 

The government has shut 

down it’s visa processing 

operations in Iran after it 

was warned some migration 

agents were boasting 

of corruptly obtaining visas 

through a contact in the 

Australian embassy (who 

may not be an Australian 

citizen). 

This comes hot on the 

heels of two staff members 

of the Australian High 

Commission in South Africa 

being sacked after an investigation 

found they had 

issued visas to high risk 

Nigerian “students” in exchange 

for cash. 

This is the tip of the iceberg 

folks. 

I was given very credible 

information that similar 

conduct was/still is? widespread 

in two Bureaus in the 

Asian region. 

Add to this the numbers of 

fake asylum seekers, dodgy 

student applications, fake 

marriages and unproven 

skilled migration visasover 

the years and we have a 

huge problem. 

Is it any wonder I constantly 

hear from people who 

ask why is it that so many 

people who can’t speak the 

language are flooding in to 

our country forming ethnic 

enclaves. 

If these people are prepared 

tocheat, lie, and bribe 

their way into our country 

imagine what they are doing 

to our tax system, our Centrelink 

system and Medicare. 

The good natured Australian 

people are once again 

being treated like idiots 

whilst our country is being 

taken over. 

TONY IKONOMOU 

Hunters Hill 

Short and sweet 

and sour? 

Dear Sir, 

Had the briefest of discussions 

last week with 

illustrious Bennelong MP 

John Alexander at Midway, 

specifically the very 

excellent Midway Cakes 

shop. 

He made a very terse 

statement that “opinions 

are like noses, everyone has 

one”. 

Funny JA should do so, 

as all I had said was “anyone 

with any brains would 

have to vote Labor in the 

forthcoming State and Federal 

elections”- a fact, not 

an opinion I would have 

thought. 

Loving homes 

for kittens 

JOHN FRYER 

Ryde 

Dear Sir 

Thank you so very much 

to The Weekly Times for 

coming out on the weekend 

to support our local charity, 

the World League for Protection 

of Animals. 

The article “Mummy, can 

we please adopt a kitten?’ 

means a lot to our volunteers 

and other animal supporters. 

It is so encouraging to see 

the independent press supporting 

local organisations 

and it is to be hoped that the 

publicity generated will help 

the kittens in this photo who 

are not yet adopted find a 

loving home. 

Readers can of course 

always arrange an appointment 

to visit the beautiful 

ones in the Gladesville 

adoption centre by phoning 

9817 4892. 

ANNA HALL 

World League for the Protection 

of Animals 


Hunters Hill’s students 

thrilled with life in Paris 

HUNTERS HILL’s sixteen local exchange students (pictured) returned 

home from Le Vesinet in Paris this month. 

The students were in Le Vesinet for six weeks as part of a student 

exchange program organised as part of the Hunters Hill - Le Vesinet 

Friendship Agreement. 

Hunters Hill Music 

2019 SubScription SeaSon 

April 7th - December 8th 

Promoting and enriching the musical life of our community 

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PO Box 128, Hunters Hill NSW 2110



PUBLIC NOTICES 

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS DETERMINED 

Notice of Exhibition of Voluntary Planning 

Agreement under Section 7.4 of the Environmental 

Planning and Assessment Act 1979 

Council proposes to enter into the following Voluntary 

Planning Agreement, which is now on Public Exhibition: 

Voluntary Planning Agreement for: 152-186 Rowe Street and 

3-5 Rutledge Street, Eastwood NSW (Eastwood Shopping 

Centre) in association with development application 

LDA2016/0378 for the redevelopment of Eastwood 

Shopping Centre that involves demolition of the current 

shopping centre and construction of seven (7) buildings 

across the site accommodating the following land uses: 

• 11,449.4m² of retail space 

• 3,629.6m² of commercial space (including office, 

gym and medical centre) 

• 409 residential apartments consisting of 97 x 1 

bedroom, 249 x 2 bedroom and 63 x 3 bedroom 

apartments 

• 4 levels of basement car parking accommodating 

1,035 vehicles 

• Building heights ranging from 6 to 13 storeys 

• Two open air through-site pedestrian links between 

Rowe and Rutledge streets 

• Landscaping works within the site. 

Description: The above development application is to be 

determined by the Sydney North Planning Panel in the 

near future, which will require the developer to enter into a 

Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) with Council prior to the 

consent becoming operational. 

The VPA provides the following public benefits: 

• Redevelopment of Eastwood Plaza (Rowe Street) to the 

value of no less than $5.06M 

• 5 x 1 bedroom affordable housing apartments to the 


• Civic and urban improvements as works-in-kind in 

surrounding streets (other than Eastwood plaza) to the 


Council invites the general public to inspect the draft 

Voluntary Planning Agreement and provide comment. 

Closing date for submissions is Wednesday 27 February 

2019, please quote File No. VPA2016/378/3 when making 

any submission on this matter. 

Notice of Exhibition of Voluntary Planning 

Agreement under Section 7.4 of the Environmental 

Planning and Assessment Act 1979 

Council proposes to enter into the following Voluntary 

Planning Agreement, which is now on Public Exhibition: 

Voluntary Planning Agreement for 312 Victoria Road, 

Gladesville NSW 2111 (Lot 100 in DP771721) (Site) in 

association with mixed use redevelopment to the Site 

to enable a range of land uses including 50 residential 

dwellings and 2 retail premises and associated car parking 

under Development Application - LDA2017/0312. 

Description: The above development was determined 

by the City of Ryde Local Planning Panel and deferred 

commencement consent was issued on 12 October 2018, 

which requires the Developer to enter into a Voluntary 

Planning Agreement (VPA) with Council: 

The VPA is to provide the following Public Benefits: 

• Construction of part of Gerard Lane, estimated total 

construction cost at approx. $174,926.00 

• Dedication of Land for Part of Gerard Lane, estimated 

value of $257,000 if FSR transferred to additional part 

storey ($1,030,000 if acquired without FSR transfer) 

Closing date for submissions is Wednesday 20 March 2019, 

please quote File No. VPA2017/312/7 when making any 

submission on this matter. 

Where can I view the Planning Agreements? 

Online www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/haveyoursay 

In person Ryde Customer Service Centre 

1 Pope Street, Ryde 

(Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm). 

North Ryde Office, Level 1 Binary Centre, 

3 Richardson Place, North Ryde 

(Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm) 

All City of Ryde Libraries (during library hours). 

How do I make a submission? 

Submissions must be in writing to the City of Ryde: 

In person Ryde Customer Service Centre 

1 Pope Street, Ryde 

(Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm). 

North Ryde Office, Level 1 Binary Centre, 

3 Richardson Place, North Ryde 

(Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm) 

All City of Ryde Libraries (during library hours). 

Online www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/haveyoursay 

Email cityofryde@ryde.nsw.gov.au 

Post General Manager, City of Ryde, 

Locked Bag 2069, North Ryde NSW 1670 

For more information 

For more information, or for assistance in using the online 

interactive maps, please contact Customer Service on 

9952 8222 or visit www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/haveyoursay 

HAVE YOUR SAY 

ELS Hall Park, Greenwood Park and Booth 

Reserve Draft Masterplan 

In November 2017, the City of Ryde asked for your input, 

views and thoughts on the current and future use of ELS 

Hall Park, Greenwood Park and Booth Reserve to see how 

the parks can be used now and in the future. 

Council have used this feedback to create a draft 

Masterplan for these parks and would like you to have 

your say. 

Want to find out more? 

You can Have Your Say regarding the Park Masterplans 

in a number of ways including online or face-to face at 

one of the events below. 

Community Drop-in Sessions 

Weekday Drop-In Session 

When Thursday 21 February 2019 

Time Anytime between 4.30pm and 6.30pm 

Where ELS Hall Park, near the playground 

Weekend Drop-In Session 

When Saturday 23 February 2019 

Time Anytime between 10.00am and 12noon 

Where ELS Hall Park, near the playground 

How do I make a submission? 

In person At one of the drop-in sessions listed above 

Online Complete the online form and survey at 

www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/haveyoursay 

Closing date for submissions is Sunday 3 March 2019. 

For more information 

For more information, or for assistance filling in the 

online form or survey, please contact Customer Service 

on 9952 8222 or visit the Have Your Say page at 

www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/haveyoursay 

The following Development Applications were determined 

in the period 28/01/2019 to 10/02/2019. Notice is hereby 

given in accordance with Schedule 1, Clause 20 of the 

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 of the 

determination of the following Development Applications. 

The reasons for the decision as well as how the community 

views were taken into account in making the decision can 

be viewed by accessing Council’s DA Tracker at: 

www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/eServices 

These consents are available for public inspection without 

charge at the Ryde Customer Service Centre, 1 Pope Street, 

Ryde (within the Top Ryde Shopping Centre) between 

8.30am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday (2nd Thursday of 

each month - 10.00am to 5.00pm). 

Central Ward Approved 

LDA2018/0319 

28 Thorn St RYDE 

Demolition; new two storey 

dwelling and pool. 


46-48 Blaxland Rd RYDE 

Change of use from medical 

to business premise. 


917-921 Victoria Rd 

WEST RYDE 

Replacement of signage 

with a digital sign. 

MOD2018/0294 

42A Lane Cove Rd RYDE 

Section 4.55 to change the 

flat roof design to a pitched 

roof. 


137-143 Herring Rd 

MACQUARIE PARK 

Section 4.55 to remove fixed 

privacy blades. 


6 Adam St RYDE 

Section 4.55 to increase size 

and height of rear awning. 

East Ward Approved 


18 Lumsdaine Ave 

EAST RYDE 

New two storey dwelling 

and pool. 


15 Halifax St 

MACQUARIE PARK 

Section 4.55 to modify the 

basement floors plans at 

lot 104 of Lachlan’s Line 

by amending condition 40 

relating to vehicle access 

and parking. 


102 Ryde Rd GLADESVILLE 

Section 4.55 to modify the 

internal layout, external 

finishes and balcony 

location. 


252 Morrison Rd PUTNEY 

Section 4.55 to modify fence 

and delete southern and 

eastern external louvres. 


6 Beach St 

TENNYSON POINT 

Section 4.55 to modify 

conditions of consent 

imposed in error. 

West Ward Approved 


5 Andrew St 

WEST RYDE 

Demolition; new 

multi-dwelling development - 

3 dwellings and strata 

subdivision. 


70 Russell St 

DENISTONE EAST 

New dual occupancy 

(attached). 


9 Kaga Pl MARSFIELD 

Alterations and additions 

to dwelling. 


72 Balaclava Rd 

EASTWOOD 

Torrens title subdivision of 

existing dual occupancy 

(attached). 


74 Rutledge St EASTWOOD 

Section 4.55 to extend 

balcony and privacy screen 

to upper floor bedroom. 

PRESENTS 

Park 

Series 

For more information visit 

ryde.rocks/parkseries. 

CINEMA IN THE PARK 

SATURDAY 9 MARCH 2019 

The Incredibles 2 PG 

Event starts at 7.00pm 

Movie at sundown 

Yamble Reserve, 

Quarry Road, Ryde 


The Greatest Showman PG 

Event starts at 7.00pm 

Movie at sundown 

North Ryde Park, 

Pittwater Road, North Ryde 

Food trucks and pre-event kids entertainment 

All movies include subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. 

ORCHESTRA IN THE PARK 


Featuring the Ryde Hunters Hill 

Symphony Orchestra with Conductor 

Ian Cox, Concert Master Rebecca Irwin, 

Soloists Alison Robertson and 

George Yang. 

Grounds open from 5.00pm, 

Concert from 6.00 – 8.30pm 

Brush Farm House Lawson Street, 

Eastwood 

There will be a licensed bar on-site 

as well as cheese boards, coffee and 

desserts available for purchase. Brush 

Farm House will be open to the public 

for guided tours on the night. 

Please note, as this is a licensed event, 

alcoholic drinks cannot be brought to the venue. 

Customer Service Centre: 1 Pope Street, Ryde 

Locked Bag 2069, North Ryde NSW 1670 

P: 9952 8222 E: cityofryde@ryde.nsw.gov.au 

/CityofRyde 

www.ryde.nsw.gov.au


JOHN ALEXANDER OAM MP 

FEDERAL MEMBER FOR BENNELONG 

Seniors Week 2019 

Recognising 

the 

considerable 

contributions 

made by 

Seniors to our 

community 

32 Beecroft Rd Epping 2121 Phone: 9869 4288 

Email: John.Alexander.MP@aph.gov.au 

Web: www.johnalexander.net.au Facebook: John Alexander MP 

Authorised by John Alexander MP; Liberal Party of Australia; 32 Beecroft Rd Epping NSW, 2121 

NSW Seniors Festival 

13 to 24 February 2019 

Our Registered 

Nurses are on 

site all day and 

every day 24/7/365 

RESPITE OR FULL RESIDENTIAL CARE AVAILABLE 

10-14 Clermont Avenue, Ryde Ph: 9809 1416 – Fax 9809 1281 

Email: clermont@speednet.com.au Web: www.clermontagedcare.com.au 

NSW SENIORS FESTIVAL 

Ryde library a focus of seniors celebration 

A TALK on Ryde’s World War One house names will 

be held at the City of Ryde Library this Thursday. 

The talk will offer a 

glimpse into how these 

houses got their names 

and how they are linked to 

often personal stories, Local 

Studies Librarian Angela 

Phippen said. 

“I thought it would relate 

solely to battle names but 

very soon realised that 

ship names and personal 

names, such as the names 

of soldiers or famous generals 

such as Allenby were 

also attached to houses,” 

she said. 

“The ship names are interesting: 

widows some- 

ebration is being held in 

conjunction with the NSW 

times named their house 

Seniors Festival and the 

after the ship that took 

events being held in the 

their husband away; returning 

soldiers named 

City of Ryde are designed to 

provide seniors with the opportunity 

to learn about the 

their house after the ship 

that brought them home.” 

services available to them 

Does Angela Phippen 

in the local area, encourage 

have a favourite story ? 

them to try new experiences 

“I do have a favourite 

and also meet other senior 

because it’s a story about 

residents. 

love and life, not death. 

The Get Active Session at 

“Nick Carter was blinded 

Kissing Point Park will also 

during the war; physically 

be held this Thursday and 

lost both eyes. 

the Senior Health and Wellbeing 

Expo will be held at 

“He was sent to a rehabilitation 

hospital for the 

the Gordon Baptist Church 

blind in England, called St 

on February 22. 

Dunstan’s. 

City of Ryde Mayor Jerome 

Laxale invited Ryde’s 

Mayor Jerome Laxale is pictured with Jan Eagleton, 

“There, out the front, was 

Secretary of the Phillip Group of the Country Womens 

a Red Cross worker, Hilda 

senior citizens to the events. 

Association at Ryde Library on Friday. TWT on-thespot 

PHOTO 

Nancarrow. 

“The Seniors Celebration 

“They fell in love, married 

and Nick returned 

is a great way to recognise 

the valuable contribution Session times for the The Seniors Celebration 

to Australia with his new 

seniors make to the local World War One talk can be is supported by the Country 

Womens Association 

bride and bought a house 

community through staging obtained by phoning the 

in Eastwood and re-named 

a wide variety of events that library on 9952 8352 on and other groups supporting 

seniors in our commu- 

it St Dunstan’s.” 

are tailored for a range of interests 

and hobbies.” www.ryde.nsw.gov.au nity. 

via City of Ryde website: 

This week’s Seniors Cel- 

Seniors Festival events in Lane Cove 

LANE Cove Council will celebrate this month’s Seniors Festival program with a photography 

workshop and a cheeky story telling event. 

The free Improving your 

Photography Workshop 

will be held this Wednesday 

(February 20) from 

10am to noon at the Living 

and Learning Centre 

at 180 Longueville Road, 

Lane Cove. 

“The essence of a photograph 

is independent of 

the camera used to take 

it and this session describes 

making improvements 

to your photos, 

whether using a phone, 

point and shoot or the 

more expensive through 

the lens camera,” the 

team at Lane Cove Council 

said. 

“This is an opportunity 

to learn how to improve 

your photos at the time 

of capture and use basic 

editing processing with 

Windows 10.” 

Types of photos described 

will include family, 

travel and landscape. 

To book online www. 

lcphotographyworkshop. 

eventbrite.com or call 

9911 3591 

The Raunchy Romance 

Storytime @ Lane Cove 

Library will be held at 

Lane Cove Library, Library 

Walk, Lane Cove 

on Monday, February 25 

from 6:30pm to 8:pm 

“Take one romance 

book lover, let her loose 

with a line-up of Australian 

actors and performers 

and get a night of the 

raunchiest, naughtiest, 

funniest, swooniest stories 

around,” the team 

said. 

“Once again we are excited 

to present this special 

adults-only storytime 

featuring Megan Alston, 

Steve Lynch and Tim McIntyre. 

“To make this event 

even more exciting we 

won’t be revealing the titles 

and authors until just 

before the show.” 

To book online www. 

romancestorytime.eventbrite.com 

or call 9911 

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Parramatta News and Views 

Multi million dollar project aims to improve the way your town 

Conditions 20 & 21 (pertaining to public domain/civil works outside 

DEVELOPMENT 

the confines of the site within the Oxford Street streetscape). 

does 

APPLICATIONS 

business 

Decision Date: 20 September 2018. 

DA/561/2018 5 Rawson Street (Lot 232 DP 830701) 

Alterations and additions to an existing dwelling-house including 

Development Applications Determined new attached garage. 

THE Notice City is given of in Parramatta accordance with has Section launched 4.59 of the a three Environmental Decision Date: 19 September 2018. 

million Planning dollar and Assessment project to Act improve 1979 of the neighbourhood 

determination of the 

centres, town centres and streetscapes. 

Approved – Parramatta Local Planning Panel 

following Development Consents and/or Complying Development 

Called Certificates. the Better These consents/refusals Neighbourhood are Project electronically (BNP), available the for ■■MELROSE PARK 

three public million inspection project without will be charge phased during in ordinary during office the next hours at DA/384/2018 38–42 Wharf Road and 84 Wharf Road 

two years and will see the council consult with communities 

the Development on how to improve Unit Enquiry places Counter where on residents the ground shop floor of (Lot 10 DP 1102001, Lot 2 DP 128544, Lot 11 DP 787611, 

and Council’s live. Offices at 126 Church Street, Parramatta between Lot 1 DP 127769) 

Projects 

8.30am and 

to 

5pm 

be delivered 

– Monday 

under 

to Friday 

this 

– public 

program 

holidays 

include 

excluded. Demolition of 3 buildings and tree removal. 

upgrades to town centres and streetscapes at Ermington 

and improvements to the Mobbs Lane shops and 

Approved – City of Parramatta Council 

Decision Date: 18 September 2018. 

Iron Street shops in North Parramatta. 

“You can help us decide which centres should be improved 

■■CARLINGFORD 

and what upgrades should be made to make 

Refused – Parramatta Local Planning Panel 

these DA/910/2017 centres more 1-7 attractive Thallon Street and convenient (Lot 100 DP to 1221092) use,” 


the Better Neighbourhood Project Team said. 

“Out Torrens upgrades title subdivision will be of in 1 lot regards into 2 to lots Council-owned 

as per the Hills Shire DA/332/2018 45 Mobbs Lane (Lot 14 DP 30791) 

assets, Council such consent as footpaths, DA/943/2010/JP nature and strips, City of street Parramatta furniture Council Demolition works, earthworks, removal of 4 trees and construction 

and carparks. 

“You 

DA/495/2017 

can help 

incorporating 

us to understand 

the amended 

your 

VPA. 

experiences of 

of a child care facility for 74 children (24 x 0–2 year olds, 

your Decision local Date: neighbourhood 20 September centre 2018. and how to improve 

30 x 2–3 year olds and 20 x 3–5 year olds) with basement level car 

it via this five minute survey on Council’s engagement 

parking for 18 vehicles, external works and associated landscaping. 

portal. ■■EPPING 

“You may comment on up to three centres if you 

Decision Date: 18 September 2018. 

wish.” 

DA/365/2016/D 35 Oxford Street (Lot 2 DP 519703) 

Submissions Section 4.55(1A) will modification close midnight to DA/365/2016 on Friday, approved February 

demolition 22. of existing structures, construction of a 22-storey DA/329/2018 34 Boronia Avenue (Lot 18 DP 8514) 

for the ■■EPPING 

For more information, please contact Council’s Place 

Services mixed-use Team development via email comprising at placeservices@cityofpar- 

56 residential units, ground Demolition of an existing dwelling and construction of a 2-storey 

City of Parramatta is celebrating Lunar New Year and Lord Mayor Wilson got together with local entertainers and a little pig that went to 

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 TWT (day surgery). on-the-spot PHOTO 

car parking for 69 vehicles including changes to the wording of Decision Date: 18 September 2018. 

Review of multiple 

land use plans 

cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au 

In other news, Parramatta City Council is reviewing 

the multiple land use plans that currently 

apply @parracity, to different @discover_parra parts of the City of of Parramatta, Parramatta 

Local Government Area 

Discover Parramatta 

(LGA). 

This review aims to create a single Local Environmental 

Plan (LEP) and Development Control Plan 

(DCP) that will apply to the whole LGA. 

It follows different planning controls that currently 

apply to different parts of the council area and aims 

to create a clear and more consistent set of planning 

controls. 

“As a key part of the review process, Council has prepared 

the Land Use Planning Harmonisation Discussion 

Paper,” the team at Parramatta City Council said. 

“The Discussion Paper makes suggestions for the 

planning policies and controls that will form the basis 

of a new LGA-wide LEP and DCP. 

“This process could result in changes to the current 

planning controls applying to certain areas and/ 

or types of development, such as what types of development 

are allowed in a particular land use zone, 

including where dual occupancies can be built and the 

design requirements for these types of development.” 

It will also include changes to height and floor space 

ratio controls applying to residential zones, changes to 

car parking, biodiversity and tree protection controls 

as well as changes to the zoning of some sites to provide 

a single set of planning controls. 

The Discussion Paper will be on public exhibition 

from Monday January 21 to Monday, March 4. 

“ During this time, we are inviting feedback on the 

suggestions for consolidating our planning controls.” 

“To provide you with an opportunity to discuss the 

suggested planning controls directly with Council 

staff, community drop-in sessions will be held at locations 

across Parramatta. 

“You can submit a response on Council’s online engagement 

portal, email the project team at: planningharmonisation@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au 

or write 

us a letter, addressed to: City of Parramatta Council, 

PO Box 32, Parramatta NSW 2124. 

“If you have accessibility concerns, please contact 

our National Relay Service at our Relay Service website. 

“All feedback received by Council will be considered 

and will help inform the preparation of a draft new consolidated 

LEP and DCP for the LGA.” 

Copies of the Discussion Paper can be viewed at 

Council libraries or the City of Parramatta Council’s 

Customer Contact Centre located at the Ground floor, 

126 Church Street Parramatta, Monday to Friday from 

8.30am to 4.30pm. 

Lord Mayor, Cr Andrew Wilson 

Chief Executive Officer, Mark Stapleton 

126 Church Street, Parramatta NSW 2150 

PO Box 32, Parramatta NSW 2124 

Phone: 02 9806 5050 

Fax: 02 9806 5917 

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS 

Development Application 

on Public Exhibition 

We invite public comment on the following development proposal 

before making a decision. The application and accompanying documents 

for each proposal (other than internal residential floor plans and 

some documents containing signatures or contact details of the 

applicant/owner) may be inspected, at: 

• Council’s website cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au; 

• Electronically at the Development Counter at Council’s Administration 

Building, 126 Church Street, Parramatta, during opening hours; 

• Hard copy documents may be viewed at City of Parramatta Library 

and the Branch Library located nearest to the development during 

opening hours. 

Submissions must be in writing and received by Council prior to 4.30pm 

on the closing day of the exhibition period. A submission by way of 

objection must set out the grounds of the objection. Please send your 

submissions to City of Parramatta Council, PO Box 32, Parramatta 

NSW 2124. 

Any submission and respective reportable political donations made in 

regard to this Development Application may be publicly available at 

Council Offices subject to a request for access to information under the 

Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA). The release of 

the submission received will include the name(s) and address details 

provided. You may request for your personal information to be 

suppressed by Council. Council will consider this request. An objection 

is an opportunity for public involvement in the decision making 

process and does not constitute a complaint. 

The exhibition period for the following application is from 

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Wednesday 13 March 2019. 


DA/80/2019 12 James Street (Lot 1 DP 120826) 

Applicant: Lu Projects Pty Limited 

Demolition of existing structures, tree removal and the construction of 

an18-storey mixed-use development containing 65 apartments and 

1 neighbourhood shop over 5 levels of basement parking. The proposal 

is Integrated Development under the Water Management Act 2000. 

Development Applications Determined 

Notice is given in accordance with Section 4.59 of the Environmental 

Planning and Assessment Act 1979 of the determination of the 

following Development Consents and/or Complying Development 

Certificates. These consents/refusals are electronically available for 

public inspection without charge during ordinary office hours at the 

Development Unit Enquiry Counter on the ground floor of Council’s 

Offices at 126 Church Street, Parramatta between 8.30am and 5pm 

– Monday to Friday – public holidays excluded. 

Approved – City of Parramatta Council 

■■BEECROFT 

DA/800/2018 22 Lynbrae Avenue (Lot 9 DP 220904) 

Demolition of existing dwelling and associated structures and 

construction of a 2-storey dwelling. 

Decision Date: 1 February 2019. 


DA/785/2018 18 Bardia Road (Lot 51 DP 27839) 

Tree removal and demolition of existing dwelling. 

Decision Date: 29 January 2019. 

DA/557/2017/A 44 Farnell Avenue (Lot 38 DP 222938) 

Section 4.55(1A) modification to approved DA/557/2017 for 

construction of an attached secondary dwelling and carport. 

Modifications include changes to internal layout, alteration of 

rainwater tank location and alteration to entry gate location. 


■■EPPING 

DA/723/2018 21/40-42 Stanley Road (Lot 21 SP 39841) 

Replacing existing windows throughout, alterations to size of 

windows on east elevation and replacing existing rear deck with a 

new larger deck. 


The Chisholm Centre shops will be among the 

first town centres to benefit from the council’s 

three million dollar upgrade. 

cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au 

@parracity, @discover_parra 

City of Parramatta, Discover Parramatta 

Lord Mayor, Cr Andrew Wilson 

Acting Chief Executive Officer, Sue Coleman 

126 Church Street, Parramatta NSW 2150 

PO Box 32, Parramatta NSW 2124 

Phone: 02 9806 5050 

Fax: 02 9806 5917


education 

New sporting opportunities 

at Ryde Secondary College 

AUDITIONS for Ryde Secondary College’s new dance programs are underway. 

The upcoming Dance 

programs will provide creative, 

healthy and stimulating 

experiences; students 

will learn how to compose 

dance works, analyse and 

appreciate dance as an art 

form and develop dance and 

performance techniques. 

Stage 5 and 6 Dance programs, 

sport and external 

programs such as Junior 

and Senior Dance ensembles 

enable students to 

Congratulations 

perform a variety of dance 

styles at a range of levels, including 

elite performances. 

Samantha Wong (pictured) 

in Year 10 will be auditioning 

as a featured dancer for 

Schools Spectacular 2019. 

AFL for girls 

and boys 

In school girls’ sport 2018, 

the College fielded a team of 

year 7 girls in the inaugural 

all-ages Zone AFL grade 

sport competition. Students 

developed their skills and 

knowledge of AFL and are 

keen to keep learning. 

Ryde Secondary College 

will be entering female 

teams in the AFL Schools 

Cup gala day for the first 

time in 2019. 

Additionally, the Zone 

competition will be introducing 

a female Oz Tag grade 

competition this winter and 

girls Oz Tag will be included 

in the Zone Year 7 Gala Day. 

2019 sporting options 

at the College will include: 

Boys AFL Knockout; Boys 

Rugby League Knockout; 

Boys & Girls AFL Schools 

Cup gala day; Boys & Girls 

Touch Football Knockout; 

Boys & Girls Football Knockout; 

Boys Futsal; Lawn 

Bowls; Table tennis; High Intensity 

circuit training; Running 

Club and gymnastics. 

Have you done your homework? 

CHOOSING the right school for your child is one of the biggest decisions you will make on behalf 

of your child and we seem flooded with information these days: HSC and NAPLAN results; glossy 

brochures; social media; whizbang websites and the like. 

Mrs Jo Hutchens, Director 

of Advancement 

at Arden Anglican School 

suggests “there is no 

substitute for visiting a 

school Open Day and taking 

a good walk around 

the campus on a normal 

school day”. 

She goes on to encourage 

parents to make the 

time to attend an Open 

Day explaining “don’t just 

take a tour with friendly enrolments 

staff because we 

all have them, but rather really 

look, listen and talk with 

staff, ask questions of students, 

walk around a class 

in progress and capture the 

culture of the school”. 

This year, Arden Anglican 

School has a unique opportunity 

for prospective 

parents to view both their 

Primary Campus (Beecroft) 

and Secondary Campus 

(Epping) on the same day. 

Principal Mr Anderson explained 

“This opportunity 

will be a great day where 

parents can gain a real insight 

into Arden and how 

we operate on both sites. 

Our students will be the 

tour guides and they love 

to show guests around our 

beautiful school of which 

they are so proud.” 

Arden will charter a double 

decker bus to take 

guests between Beecroft 

and Epping and explained 

this is especially important 

for those considering enrolment 

from the Primary 

years. “We want families 

to come and see the school 

as many times as they need 

to in order to feel fully informed 

and make the best 

choice for their children,” 

added Mrs Hutchens. 

Mrs Hutchens lists her top 

five tips for parents thinking 

about the right school for 

their children as: 

1. Start the process early 

so that you don’t miss 

out on your school of first 

choice 

2. Always tour when the 

school is in action 

3. Base your decision on 

all the information - not just 

a results snap shot or a 

good tour guide 

4. Partake in the hospitality 

and listen to the conversations, 

and the music! 

5. Don’t decide on the 

day. Think about the 

school that best matches 

your child and family values. 

Arden Anglican School 

will hold their Open Day 

on Friday March 8 at 9am. 

Online registration essential. 

Website: arden.nsw. 

edu.au 

COME AND SEE 

OPEN DAY 

FRIDAY 8 MARCH 

REGISTER ONLINE 

ARDEN.NSW.EDU.AU 

AN ANGLICAN SCHOOL 

FOR GIRLS AND BOYS


education 

Meet the mud bankers who want 

their school to be remembered 

THE LEGACY of Meadowbank Boys High School will live on at the new 

Meadowbank education precinct thanks to an initiative from two former 

students. 

Peter Raptis and Jim 

Biniares were among the 

last students to attend the 

school when it closed in 

1983 and have been collecting 

school memorabilia 

to be displayed in one 

of the new precinct classrooms. 

They have won the enthusiastic 

support of 

Education Minister Rob 

Stokes and hope the old 

school’s Roll of Honour, 

school uniforms, kit bags, 

magazines, ties and sports 

equipment will find a 

prominent display. 

Meadowbank Boys High 

School is located within 

the Meadowbank TAFE 

site and opened in 1956. 

It soon gained a reputation 

as a school for working 

class heroes who 

proudly adopted the moniker 

“the mud bankers”. 

“Our school badge was 

a factory with a smoking 

chimney and our school 

motto was Work With 

Pride,” Peter Raptis said. 

“We are proud of our 

working class heritage and 

we want to recognise the 

school with a prominent 

display of what we’ve collected 

from other former 

students.” 

Peter Raptis met Jim 

Biniares on their first day 

at school and the duo have 

gone on to be best mates. 

“I’ve never known mateship 

and tenacity like we 

had at Meadowbank Boys 

High School,” Mr Biniares 

said. 

“All the boys and all the 

teachers were on the same 

side, which was amazing 

because at primary school 

the teachers were strict 

and there was strict discipline 

but Meadowbank 

Boys High was really different, 

we were united and 

we all worked together as 

a team. 

“We are proud to be 

known as mud bankers 

and I reckon you can still 

spot a former mud banker 

today !” 

Appropriately for a 

school located in an area 

known for automotive industry, 

the school’s most 

famous student is racing 

driver Colin Bond and the 

school bell was an air raid 

siren which could be heard 

over the din of local heavy 

industry. 

“We have many wonderful 

memories but the 

memory that probably 

stands out the most is 

when we had heavy metal 

band Cold Chisel perform 

live at the school in 1977,” 

Mr Raptis said. 

“We are also proud that 

we were a multi-cultural 

school which produced 

great soccer players and 

we won the Tasman Cup 

in 1971 after we thumped 

all the elite schools from 

across the state.” 

Like other schools, 


School had tragic moments 

which includes 

death of a student who 

was killed crossing the 

road outside the school. 

“We also had a teacher, 

Mr Bradley, who got 

speared with a javelin,” Mr 

Biniares said. 

It is no surprise that the 

school also did well in social 

sciences that include 

history and debating. 

“We were never an elite 

school but we stood up 

for each other and our 

teachers stood up for us, 

we had mateship and we 

had a sense of equality 

you would not find at other 

schools, ” Mr Raptis said. 

“We do not want to see 

our legacy forgotten and 

we hope the community 

will get behind our project 

to have this incredible 

school remembered. 

“To find out more simply 

go the the internet 

and type in the words 


School.” 

It is hoped that Meadowbank 

Public School 

and Marsden High School 

– both recently earmarked 

for closure by Ryde MP 

Victor Dominello – might 

also have memorials in the 

new education precinct. 

Best mates and former Meadowbank Boys High School students Jim Biniares and Peter Biniares are pictured 

at the former Meadowbank Boys High School building. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO 

Top Achievers Awards 

for Marsden High students 

MARSDEN High School had a successful 2018 Higher 

School Certificate result and was the top performing 

non-selective, comprehensive high school in the 

Ryde group of schools. 

Its school ranking 

jumped from 256 in 2017 

to 201 in 2018, with Band 

6 results well above the 

state median in many subjects. 

The Dux was Hannah 

Kim with an ATAR of 98.6. 

She received a ‘Top 

Achiever Award’ from 

NESA (NSW Education 

Standards Authority) for 

placing first in the state 

for both Chinese Beginners 

and Korean and Literature, 

along with third in 

Japanese Beginners. 

A number of other Marsden 

High School students 

received the NESA ‘Top 

Achievers Award’ and/or 

the ‘Distinguished Achievers 

Award’ – Sean Kim, 

Zane Mestousis, Anisah 

Rajabi, Erica Salonga, 

Nastaran Khakzad, Azar 

Yaser, Hai Rong Chen, 

Angelina Min, Zoe Zhang, 

Yvann Sinson, Victoria Xu, 

Jimmy Choi, Cathy Liu, 

Sepehr Shafazand, Tianna 

Rotunno, Jack Wu, Grace 

Yang and Jerry Liu. 

The subjects achieving 

the highest results 

for Marsden High School 

were Maths Extension 1 

& 2, History Extension , 

Visual Arts, Chinese Background 

Speakers, Ancient 

History and Legal Studies. 

Marsden High School 

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New Eastwood Car Park 

proposal lodged on Friday 

A Development Application for the proposed 

new car park in Rowe Street East 

Eastwood was lodged by Mayor Jerome 

Laxale and Clr Dr Peter Kim on Friday. 

The multi-storey shopper car park at 53 to 71 Rowe 

Street and will have at least 150 spaces. 

Construction will begin in 2020. 

Mayor Jerome Laxale and Dr Kim said “In a first for 

a City of Ryde owned facility it will feature charging 

stations for electric vehicles,” Dr Kim said. 

“This Council has delivered on its promise to increase 

public parking in Eastwood.” 

The Council is also considering car park time limits 

and other options to manage turnover of car spaces 

to support the retail area of Eastwood. 

Mayor Jerome Laxale said the new shopper car park 

was the biggest increase in public parking spaces in 

Eastwood in nearly 50 years. 

“The development application reflects the feedback 

from the community during consultation conducted 

by Council,” he said. 

“It ensures that the new shopper car park will cater 

for the needs of the community both currently and 

well into the future”. 

“This will be achieved without the destruction of 

Eastwood Oval from the state government’s proposed 

car park.” 

The plans developed are part of Council’s efforts to 

address the chronic parking shortages currently crippling 

Eastwood while also revitalising the town centre 

and local economy. 

In addition to the new Rowe Street East shopper car 

park, Council has also commenced consultation on 

concepts that propose to relocate the existing Glen 

Street car park on the western side of Eastwood to 

the Shaftsbury Road precinct at the edge of Eastwood 

town centre. 

After construction of the Shaftsbury car park, the 

Glen Street car park site would be transformed into a 

public plaza and community hub. 

PICTURED: City of Ryde Councillor Dr Peter Kim and Mayor Jerome Laxale lodge the development application with City of 

Ryde Customer Service Supervisor Amy Woodhams on Friday. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO 

Labor promises Eastwood a great wall of cameras 

Labor has committed $750,000 for an “anti-crime package” to fund more CCTV cameras in Eastwood if it wins next 

month’s state election, in what it has described as a “crackdown” on crime. 

Labor’s shadow police 

spokesman Guy Zangari 

and Labor’s candidate 

for Ryde, the city’s Mayor 

Jerome Laxale, were 

joined by various Eastwood 

business owners 

and community leaders 

for the announcement 

this week. 

The package will fund 

CCTV cameras in Eastwood 

and on both sides 

of the Eastwood Town 

Centre and Mayor Laxale 

described it as a “good 

investment” because 

feedback from residents 

suggested they didn’t 

feel safe in the streets of 

Eastwood and Ryde. 

“For years small businesses 

and local residents 

have been crying 

out for full CCTV coverage 

across Eastwood– 

but the Liberals haven’t 

been listening,” Mayor 

Laxale said. 

“Our community deserves 

to feel safe in their 

own streets, that’s why 

Labor will deliver the 

community safety assets 

needed to make this 

a reality”. 

Shadow police spokesman 

Guy Zangari blamed 

local Liberal politicians 

for “warped priorities” 

that had “left Eastwood 

feeling less safe”. 

“They’ve been more focused 

on selling public 

land off to developers and 

recklessly splurging $2.2 

billion rebuilding Sydney 

stadiums,” he said. 

TWT readers would 

be forgiven for thinking 

their safety had already 

been reassured after federal 

government-funded 

CCTV cameras were installed 

in 2016 in Eastwood. 

Federal MP for Bennelong, 

John Alexander, 

reminded the community 

he’d lobbied for federal 

funding for CCTV cameras 

in Eastwood during the 

Bennelong by-election, 

with federal justice minister 

Michael Keenan also 

jetting into TWT Territory 

for a tick of approval. 

Market Republic operator 

Steven Chang said 

most Eastwood businesses 

had already installed 

their own CCTV 

cameras within their 

premises, but stressed 

the need for signage 

warning potential criminals 

of their existence, 

as an important visual 

deterrent. 

Ryde Clr Peter Kim 

told The Weekly Times 

break-ins in Eastwood’s 

western side and a separate 

spate of break-ins 

last October targeting 

Korean businesses underscored 

the need for 

CCTV cameras. 

“Members of the Korean 

Chamber of Commerce 

had a meeting 

with Ryde’s police superintendent 

in December, 

where it was 

recommended affected 

business owners install 

high quality CCTV cameras 

to identify offenders,” 

he said. 

The call for CCTV cameras 

in Eastwood came 

after a man was viciously 

attacked by two men and 

left with horrific injuries 

in 2013 while walking 

through Glen Reserve 

near Hillview Lane. 

The 58-year-old man 

required operations on 

his left eye and suffered 

from double vision, while 

metal plates also had 

to be inserted in the left 

side of his face to support 

his fractured eye 

socket. 

Funding was made 

available in late 2013 

under the Coalition’s 

Safer Streets Communities 

Grants but it was not 

until early 2016 that the 

cameras were actually 

installed. 

The Weekly Times understands 

the delays 

were due to a protracted 

series of consultations 

by Ryde Council and 

also some initial baulking 

over significant strings 

attached to the funding 

which had been made 

available on an application-only 

basis. 

Mayor Laxale said: 

“Only a handful of cameras 

were installed with 

a federal government 

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Homemakers 

Sneak preview 

of Ryde’s new 

sports circuit 

The Weekly Times was given a sneak preview of the City of Ryde’s 

new skate and scooter park on Friday. 

Around 80 per cent of 

the park project has been 

completed and is expected 

to open in early April. 

It will be called the 

Ryde Outdoor Youth and 

Family Recreation Space 

and is located next to the 

entry gate for the Eastwood 

Ryde Netball Association 

courts in Meadowbank. 

“Barring any major 

weather incidents, the 

skate and scooter park 

will open to the public 

in April and provide 

the community with yet 

another first-class recreational 

outdoor space,” 

Mayor Jerome Laxale 

said. 

“It will feature fun and 

safe components for 

people of all ages and 

abilities and delivers on 

Council’s commitment to 

provide the community 

with more recreational 

outdoor spaces throughout 

the City.” 

The park is an initiative 

of the skateboard riding 

community and Clr Roy 

Maggio (Ind) who has 

been lobbying for the 

park to provide an alternative 

recreational space 

for children who do not 

play team sports. 

“Until now skateboard 

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board parks or pursue 

their sport on dangerous 

roads and shopping areas,” 

he said. 

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not only have a skate 

board park we have one 

of the best in Sydney.” 

Mayor Laxale praised 

everyone involved in the 

project, including workers 

who have toiled in the 

heat to deliver the project 

on time. 

“I particularly all the 

members of the Skate 

Park Working Group who 

advocated for this facility 

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The opening of the facility 

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Lane Cove MP Anthony Roberts hands over a cheque to fund the restoration of the Memorial Hall 

to Parish Warden Mary Hinde. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO 

St Mark’s Hall to get a facelift 

LANE Cove Anthony Roberts MP this week announced a $30,000 grant to 

help restore historic St Mark’s Memorial Hall in Woolwich. 

The grant will fund 

work which includes 

repairs to all of the windows 

and structural 

timber work as a result 

of timber rot as well as 

repairs to the guttering 

alongside the painting of 

the building. 

“This grant will support 

the conservation of 

the Memorial Hall, which 

has been home to many 

community groups over 

the decades, meet present 

day standards, and 

once works are completed, 

can be enjoyed 

for generations to come. 

“Protecting and preserving 

historic buildings 

is vital to understanding 

our nation’s heritage and 

the government is committed 

to conserving and 

improving important historic 

buildings to ensure 

locals and community 

groups alike have access 

to revered meeting 

places for generations to 

come.” 

This Memorial Hall 

was originally located at 

Church Street as a Me- 

morial and Thanksgiving 

for World War One and 

moved in 1962 to Figtree 

Road. 

All Saints Anglican 

Church Reverend Michael 

Armstrong welcomed the 

funding. 

“This funding has been a 

blessing in so many ways 

as our Parish has struggled 

to find within its own 

finances ways of maintaining 

this historic building,” 

he said. 

“We are, therefore, 

deeply grateful to the New 

South Wales Government 

and especially our local 

member, Anthony Roberts, 

for providing funds to 

assist us in caring for the 

Memorial Hall, and to ensure 

that it remains as an 

important meeting place 

for the whole community, 

now and in the future.”

20 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday 20 February, 2019 

Sydney FC crowned W-League Champions 

AFTER almost a decade of near misses, Sydney FC has reclaimed 

the W-League championship, trouncing visitors Perth Glory 4-2 in 

a commanding performance in front of more than 6,000 fans at 

Kogarah Oval last weekend. 

It’s the Sky Blues’ 

third title, but a long 

time between drinks - 

the last close encounter 

with championship 

silverware for the 

women was all the way 

back in 2010. 

Women’s football 

is growing at an unprecedented 

pace 

and November’s FIFA 

Women’s World Cup in 

France, where our trailblazing 

national team 

the Matildas will be 

vying to become ‘best 

team on the planet’, is 

a key source of excitement 

for aspirational 

local girls playing the 

sport. 

And Sydney FC’s W- 

League triumph will 

serve to only motivate 

them more - in their 

home city involving 

players they look up 

to and something they 

can almost “touch” 

that serves as a tangible 

example of on-field 

success they can have 

too. 

When it comes to role 

models that behave 

impeccably on and off 

the pitch - women’s 

football has an oversupply. 

In the weekend’s 

grand final, two of the 

game’s best ambassadors 

- and several 

more - were on display. 

Sydney FC had its 

captain, 28-year-old 

school teacher and 

football devotee Teresa 

Polias while Perth Glory 

had famous, down 

to earth superstar and 

Matildas spearhead 

Sam Kerr. 

Even with her obvious 

disappointment 

at being on the losing 

side, Kerr’s generosity 

of spirit descending 

down the stairs at 

the rear of Kogarah 

Oval was on full display 

- responding to 

every photo request 

and every autograph 

request from her young 

boy and girl fans, with 

a smile. 

In TWT Territory we 

have quite a selection 

of excellent role models 

that will guarantee 

the women’s game 

continues to prosper in 

leaps and bounds. 

Among them, Gladesville 

Ravens’ NSW Premier 

League Division 

2 (NPL2) squad member 

Carlie Ikonomou, 

who lives locally, has 

played W-League for 

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She’s also represented 

the other local force 

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Koalas - and the icing 

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offspring of a another 

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Working her way up 

the the corporate ladder 

in a prominent 

Sydney law firm, specialising 

in family law, 

she’s articulate and 

passionate about the 

role football can play 

in a girl’s development 

and for Ravens stalwart 

Janine Ligato, a 

‘no brainer’ for club 

spokeswoman. 

“Sydney seemed to 

excel on the weekend 

in winning 4-2 because 

generally grand finals 

are closer than that,” 

Carlie - who’s aware of 

the responsibility she 

bears in nurturing and 

providing guidance 

for future generations 

of players - told The 

Weekly Times. 

“I think it’s testimony 

to the level and quality 

of girls we’re producing, 

in NSW in particular. 

“We have the likes of 

Teresa Polias, Chloe 

Logarzo, Nat Tobin and 

Princess Ibini - these 

girls all played in the 

Premier League Division 

1 competition 

within our local area.” 

She said that showed 

Sydney is one of the 

strongest and fastestgrowing 

areas in women’s 

football. 

Carlie says Sydney 

FC’s championship is 

simply further evidence 

the game is growing, 

while NPL1 and NPL2 

competitions have 

become more competitive 

and among the 

best Australia-wide. 

“If you think about 

some of the girls this 

area has produced 

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cricketer/ 

footballer) Ellyse Perry 

who played for the Ravens 

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development for 

the game. 

“It just makes everything 

so much more 

professional,” she 

said. 

“I think girls realise 

now that it’s not just 

a kick in the park and 

that you really have 

to put in 100 per cent 

at every training session 

and sort of compartmentalise 

your life 

- going to work and 

going to training, putting 

in 100 per cent 

and these girls have 

been balancing that for 

years.” 

She cited Polias as 

an example of how difficult 

that balancing 

act must be. 

“Teresa - I can’t believe 

it - she’s a teacher 

all day and then 

she goes and trains at 

night. It’s pretty phenomenal 

when you 

think about it,” Carlie 

said. 

Standing on the podium 

on the weekend, 

taking in her side’s 

achievement, there 

was no hint of resentfulness 

from Polias 

over the reality of 

her teaching-football 

juggling act and she 

thanked the role of employers 

in enabling her 

team to be their best 

and credited them for 

the victory. 

Sky Blues world 

class goals 

Sydney FC’s American 

imports did most of the 

damage on the weekend 

with Sofia Huerta 

opening the scoring 

on six minutes before 

player of the match Savannah 

McCaskill (41’, 

61’) chimed in with two 

memorable goals. 

In response Kerr 

equalized from the 

spot on 23 minutes 

before Alyssa Mautz 

fired home to reduce 

the deficit to 3-2 and 

set hearts racing in the 

stands. 

But the Sky Blues 

sealed the deal with 20 

minutes to go with a 

Chloe Logarzo cracker. 

“It was a huge task 

and we knew we had to 

try and contain (Kerr),” 

Polias said. 

“I mean it’s impossible 

to contain Sam for a 

whole game. She’s just 

incredible out of this 

world. Not just that. I 

think she’s been able 

to rally the rest of her 

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Sydney FC’s championship-winning skipper Teresa Polias proudly displays the W- 

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team. They’re a young 

team and they’ve done 

an outstanding job this 

season.” 

Polias also paid credit 

to Sydney’s defence for 

containing the dangerous 

attacking prowess 

of Kerr and said “the 

whole backline they did 

a great job.” 

And after seeing her 

side’s goals again later 

in the evening, Polias 

declared them “world 

class”. 

“I thought they were 

great on the field but 

watching them back… 

they were just world 

class goals,” she said. 

Opportunity 

squandered 

And while fans had 

plenty to smile about 

with Sydney FC’s womens 

team - the men 

squandered another 

opportunity to climb 

the A-League ladder 

after a 1-1 draw with 

cellar dwellars Central 

Coast Mariners. 

The Sky Blues have 

a bigger task ahead of 

them this Saturday in 

their across the Tasman 

clash with Wellington 

Pheonix, with 

their next home match 

scheduled for Leichhardt 

Oval against Adelaide 

United on Friday 

March 1, kicking off at 

7.50pm. 

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TAFE courses for essential industries will be FREE under 

a state Labor government, Shadow Minister for TAFE and 

Skills Pru Car announced in Ryde on Monday. 

The $65 million 

election promise 

was made at Ryde 

TAFE’s Northern 

Campus on Blaxland 

Road. 

“The free courses 

will be in areas where 

there is a skills shortage 

such as building 

trades, childcare, 

aged services and 

disability care,” Ms 

Car told The Weekly 

Times. 

“Students will still 

pay to attend private 

colleges but at TAFE 

they will not pay a 

cent.” 

The shadow minister 

also made an 

election promise not 

to close a TAFE college 

if Labor is elected 

next month or 

abandon a course. 

“We want TAFE to 

flourish like never 

before.” 

She conceded that 

a barrier to students 

enrolling in these 

essential industry 

courses is a lack of 

job opportunities, 

with some employers 

opting to give 

jobs to low paid and 

low skilled migrant 

workers. 

“I would call on the 

Federal Government 

to subsidise employment 

opportunities 

for students who 

graduate through 

the TAFE system,” 

Ms Car said. 

“For our part, we 

are committed to a 

highly skilled workforce 

and this is why 

we also support new 

job opportunities for 

highly skilled people 

in these industries to 

teach at TAFE.” 

Ryde Labor candidate 

Mayor Jerome 

Laxale said the new 

ALP policy would 

ensure local TAFE 

colleges thrive. 

“I expect every 

classroom to be full 

of students when 

Labor is elected,” he 

said. 

Shadow Minister 

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Pru Carr is pictured 

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Northern Campus 

on Monday with 

Labor candidate 

for Parramatta Liz 

Scully, Labor candidate 

for Epping 

Alan Mascarenhas, 

Ryde Mayor Jerome 

Laxale and 

Labor candidate for 

Lane Cove Andrew 

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JB’s World 

THE WEEKLY TIMES celebrates 

97 years of continuous 

publication this year and we 

look forward to enjoying the 

company of our legion of loyal 

readers, contributors and advertisers. 

Special thanks to our 

advertisers who make this publication 

possible. Without their 

support The Weekly Times 

would’ve folded like so many 

other publications so please 

support our advertisers to keep 

us rolling into the future. 

Continued Page 5 

Welcome to 2018! 

By The Weekly Times Editor John F Booth AM 

The Weekly Times has proudly served its 

readers and advertisers in north western Sydney 

‘s TWT Territory for nearly a century and 

in 2018 we’re rolling out some improvements 

to ensure we can continue to serve you for 

another 100 years. 

TWT is expanding our online presence and we plan 

to introduce a few new bells and whistles to help keep 

the conversation flowing in the week between each 

edition of our newspaper. 

This will include a website revamp and free registration 

for improved access to our archives and digital 

editions and breaking news alerts. 

Of course, to complement that, we’ll be increasing 

our social media activity across Facebook, Twitter, 

Google+, Instagram and LinkedIn where we hope to 

hear from you. 

Stay tuned, we’ll have plenty to announce about our 

plans over the coming year. 

IT’S BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH TWT! See page 5. 

INSIDE 

STARTS THIS WEEK ON PAGE 18 

TWT 2017 YEAR 

IN REVIEW 

PICTURED ABOVE: The Weekly Times editor John F Booth AM wishes all a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year 2018 as he greets all on stage at 

the annual TWT Rotary Christmas Carols Spectacular on North Ryde Common with Santa Claus, Carols musical director Roseanna Gallo OAM, compere 

Stephen Sim, Andrew Hill’s Singing and Dance Stars, TWT Granny Smith Festival Queen Jane Meney and TWT Gladesville Festival Singing Stars 

Callie Dibble and Annabelle Gross. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO. 

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this Saturday SEE PAGE 7 

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The Weekly Times editor John F Booth AM join them in a photo shoot to promote the meeting, 

pictured above. DETAILS INSIDE SEE PAGE 5. 

‘We Want Action’! 

JB’s World 

THIS WEEK is busy with 

Eastwood Chamber of 

Commerce meeting Monday 

at Club Eastwood with 

Epping MP Damian Tudehope 

guest speaker, Ryde Historical 

Society AGM Tuesday, 

Valentine’s Day Wednesday, 

Gordon Jardine’s funeral and 

Concord Hospital meeting 

Thursday and Eastwood 

Lunar New Year celebrations 

weekend. Plus plenty in 

between and of course the 

Hunters Hill meeting Tuesday. 


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Perfect Nonsense Play at 

Hunters Hill Theatre 

Two TWT readers can win Double Passes to Hunters Hill 

Theatre’s new production Perfect Nonsense on Saturday March 

24 in Hunters Hill Town Hall at 7.30pm. SEE PAGE 2. 

Ryde Hunters Hill Symphony 

Orchestra Concert 

Five TWT readers can win Double Passes to Ryde Hunters Hill 

Symphony Orchestra’s next concert on Sunday March 25 in 

North Ryde School of Arts Community Hall at 3pm. SEE PAGE 6. 

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar 

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Three TWT readers can win Double Passes to Sydney FC’s 

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celebrating 25 years when 

The Weekly Times and West 

Ryde Chamber of Commerce 

inaugurated the festival in the 

streets of West Ryde. This 

year we’re able to also use the 

West Ryde Market Place 

Plaza. See you there. 


Meadowbank Public School will be 

moved to a brand new ultra modern 

education centre near Ryde TAFE 

and the property will be turned into 

a new open space recreation area 

and community park. 

Ryde MP Victor Dominello announced the 

proposal outside the school grounds on 

Friday, pictured left, with City of Ryde 

Liberal Councillors Sarkis Yedelian OAM, 

Trenton Brown and Jordan Lane. TWT 

on-the-spot PHOTO. DETAILS SEE PAGE 3. 

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TWT Year in Review Part 3 ............. 22 

Handy Phone Guide ........................ 24-28 

Clubs & Sport ................................... 30-32 

JB’s World 

AUSTRALIA DAY Friday 

January 26 is nearly upon us 

again and early voting in our 

polls on the date of Australia 

Day is strongly favouring 

retention of the existing date. 

We will close the polls next 

week so you still have a chance 

to express your preference on 

any of the sites we have 

available including the web, 

Facebook, twitter, email and 

post. Love to hear from you. 

Meanwhile have a great 

Australia Day this Friday. 


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Honoured 

Australia Day celebrations in TWT Territory see pages 5, 6 & 7 

BAIRD’S SNEAKY 

MEETINGS 

BY OUR CHIEF CIVIC ROUNDSMAN 

Dictator Premier Baird and his sidekick henchman minister 

for Mega Councils Toole were not content with announcing 

the death of Local Government on the eve of Christmas when 

Parliament was in recess but have followed up with another 

scam. 

They’re really scraping at the bottom of the barrel. How 

low can you get and still seek credibility and respect? The 

hypocrisy is mind boggling. 

How many citizens would know that Baird and co have 

arranged “public” meetings to have the final say on council 

mergers? 

The only announcement was a jumble of nondescript 

advertisements in the two daily papers and not a word to the 

local press or community. 

They’re obviously seeking an award for the best kept political 

secret of the year. 

SEE PAGE 3. 

TWT wins Ryde 

Event of Year! 

The Weekly Times has been awarded Ryde City 

Event of the Year by Ryde Council with Ryde RSL 

and Meadowbank Public School for the school’s 

commemoration of Anzac Centenary. SEE PAGE 7. 

Australia Day 2016 

F A 

Let's Celebrate 

Balmain Sinfonia Summer Concert 

TWT readers can win Double Passes to Balmain 

Sinfonia’s Summer Afternoon of classical music Sunday 

December 6 at Macquarie Theatre. SEE PAGE 2. 

Camerata Academica Charity Concert 

Four TWT readers can win Double Passes to Camerata 

Academica of the Antipodes charity fundraising concert 

Saturday December 5. SEE PAGE 2. 

Elysian Fields Band Launch 

Three TWT readers can win Double Passes to new band 

Elysian Fields launch Wednesday November 25. SEE PAGE 2. 

WIN with TWT! 

REMEMBRANCE DAY 2015 

‘We Did Remember Them’ 

Australia’s first female Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins was 

TWT Teen Queen in 2005 and continues to support the 

Quest and launched last year’s contest, pictured with Teen 

Queen Johanna Sciancalepore. SEE PAGE 9. 

Meadowbank Public School pupils set a good 

example to the community honouring those who 

served and paid the Supreme Sacrifice in World War 

1 lead by their history teacher Ms Lynne Gittoes. 

SEE PAGE 14. 

Remembrance Day services will be observed 

throughout TWT Territory today. SEE PAGE 14. 

We Remembered 

AUSTRALIA DAY is 

traditionally a time of 

celebration on a national and 

local scale when we pay our 

respects to the past and look 

forward with confidence to the 

future. 

If dictator premier Mike 

Baird and his sidekick 

footsToole minister for Mega 

Councils have their ways it 

will be the last year we’ll have 

Oz Day celebrations for Ryde, 

Hunters Hill and Lane Cove 

council areas. More the pity. 

SEE PAGE 7 



BUT SHOULD IT BE ON JANUARY 26? 

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 

founding organisor of Eastwood’s Lunar New Year celebrations. He is pictured with festival secretary Bonnie Lui, chairman Hugh Lee OAM and The Weekly 

Times editor John F Booth AM holding a festival 2018 10 years program in the Year of the Dog. See more Page 7. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO. 

The Weekly Times readers have voted in your hundreds 

on the question of keeping Australia Day on January 

26. The po l is continuing on our website, email, post, 

Facebook and twitter for one more week. And your 

Letters are welcome. SEE PAGES 5 & 6. 

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AUSTRALIA DAY this year 

was attempted to be taken 

over by anarchists protesting 

January 26 as our proper and 

appropriate national day 

although our Have YOUR 

Say! poll indicated a large 

majority supported retention 

of the current date. Meanwhile 

we are receiving favourable 

comments on our updated 

website and Facebook and 

Twitter. 


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Club! Page 32 

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Locals 

Honoured 

Australia Day celebrations in TWT Territory see pages 5, 6 & 7 

BAIRD’S SNEAKY 

MEETINGS 

BY OUR CHIEF CIVIC ROUNDSMAN 

Dictator Premier Baird and his sidekick henchman minister 

for Mega Councils Toole were not content with announcing 

the death of Local Government on the eve of Christmas when 

Parliament was in recess but have followed up with another 

scam. 

They’re really scraping at the bottom of the barrel. How 

low can you get and still seek credibility and respect? The 

hypocrisy is mind boggling. 

How many citizens would know that Baird and co have 

arranged “public” meetings to have the final say on council 

mergers? 

The only announcement was a jumble of nondescript 

advertisements in the two daily papers and not a word to the 

local press or community. 

They’re obviously seeking an award for the best kept political 

secret of the year. 

SEE PAGE 3. 

TWT wins Ryde 

Event of Year! 

The Weekly Times has been awarded Ryde City 

Event of the Year by Ryde Council with Ryde RSL 

and Meadowbank Public School for the school’s 

commemoration of Anzac Centenary. SEE PAGE 7. 


F A 


Balmain Sinfonia Summer Concert 

TWT readers can win Double Passes to Balmain 

Sinfonia’s Summer Afternoon of classical music Sunday 

December 6 at Macquarie Theatre. SEE PAGE 2. 

Camerata Academica Charity Concert 

Four TWT readers can win Double Passes to Camerata 

Academica of the Antipodes charity fundraising concert 

Saturday December 5. SEE PAGE 2. 

Elysian Fields Band Launch 

Three TWT readers can win Double Passes to new band 

Elysian Fields launch Wednesday November 25. SEE PAGE 2. 

WIN with TWT! 

REMEMBRANCE DAY 2015 

‘We Did Remember Them’ 

Australia’s first female Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins was 

TWT Teen Queen in 2005 and continues to support the 

Quest and launched last year’s contest, pictured with Teen 

Queen Johanna Sciancalepore. SEE PAGE 9. 

Meadowbank Public School pupils set a good 

example to the community honouring those who 

served and paid the Supreme Sacrifice in World War 

1 lead by their history teacher Ms Lynne Gittoes. 

SEE PAGE 14. 

Remembrance Day services will be observed 

throughout TWT Territory today. SEE PAGE 14. 

We Remembered 

AUSTRALIA DAY is 

traditionally a time of 

celebration on a national and 

local scale when we pay our 

respects to the past and look 

forward with confidence to the 

future. 

If dictator premier Mike 

Baird and his sidekick 

footsToole minister for Mega 

Councils have their ways it 

will be the last year we’ll have 

Oz Day celebrations for Ryde, 

Hunters Hill and Lane Cove 

council areas. More the pity. 

SEE PAGES 8, 9 & 10 

TWT Territory celebrated Australia Day to 

the full last Friday and continued on over 

the weekend that followed. 

HUNTERS HILL celebrated with a 

citizenship ceremony and festivities in the 

Town Hall when Jenny Nylund was named 

Citizen of the Year and Benjamin Jones 

Young Citizen. Details SEE PAGES 6 & 19. 

RYDE awarded Salvation Army officer 

Nathan Moulds Citizen of the Year with 

Rhett Prado of Ryde State Emergency 

Service Young Citizen of Year 2018. 

INNER WEST COUNCIL: Dennis Laris of 

Ashfield and Sylvana Mahmic of 

Marrickville are joint Citizens of the Year. 

CITY OF CANADA BAY: Concord Hospital’s 

Director of Marketing and Community 

Relations Alice Kang is Citizen Of The 

Year. 

NATHAN MOULDS of Ryde Salvation 

Army was awarded Ryde Citizen of 

the Year 2018 on Australia Day at 

North Ryde Community Centre. 

He is pictured with Ryde’s Young 

Citizen of the Year Rhett Prado and 

Ryde Mayor Clr Jerome Laxale and 

Ryde Australia Day Ambassador 

Sonia Sadiq Gandhi. TWT on-thespot 

PHOTO. 

SEE MORE PAGE 18. 

EGM in Hunters Hill 

Town Hall Thursday 

Hunters Hill Council has called an 

Extraordinary General Meeting in Hunters Hill 

Town Hall tomorrow (Thursday) night at 

6.30pm to discuss the State Government’s 

new Planning Laws. SEE PAGE 7. 

CONGRATULATIONS! 

DR John F Knight 

AM NSW Senior 

Citizen of the 

Year 2017 

congratulates 

Ryde born Dr 

Catherine Hamlin 

AC on being 

awarded NSW 

Senior Citizen of 

the Year 2018. 

SEE PAGE 7. 

RYDE CITIZEN OF YEAR 

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Also known as Dr. James Wright 

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Wishing you all a happy & safe 

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Commerce in 1993 to help 

rejuvenate the then-ailing 

area. Festival starts with the 

Easter Parade from Miriam 

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Hunters Hill & Ryde Concerts 

Three TWT readers have won Double Passes to this Sunday’s 

Hunters Hill Music concert featuring flautist Melissa Doecke 

and pianist Mark Isaacs while five TWT readers can win Double 

Passes to Ryde Eastwood Music Club’s March 14 concert. Plus 

two readers can win Double Passes to a Prelude in Tea series 

concert with legendary Jose Carbo. SEE PAGE 2 

Whatever It Takes Book 

Three TWT readers can win copies of a new soccer book 

Whatever It Takes: The Inside Story of the FIFA Way by Bonita 

Mersiades. SEE PAGE 14. 

Eastwood’s Lunar New Year celebrations 

continued last Saturday with the turning 

on of over 800 Chinese lanterns in 

Eastwood Plaza and will culminate with 

this Saturday’s Grand Celebration 

flagship event on the Plaza from 11am. 

SEE DETAILS PAGE 11 

Eastwood Lights Up! 

Lane Cove MP Anthony Roberts and Ryde MP Victor Dominello were 

severely criticised at last week’s Decontaminate Hunters Hill Public 

Meeting in Hunters Hill Town Hall. SEE PAGES 6 and 7. 

Local MPs Rubbished at 

Town Hall Public Meeting 

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HUGH LEE OAM our 

good friend from 

Eastwood Chinese Senior 

Citizens ever obliging to 

help this week explains 

the significance of the 

Chinese Year of the Dog 

in an exclusive interview 

on Page 3. And the Lunar 

New Year celebrations 

start next week in 

Eastwood. Read all about 

it on Page 3. 

THE WEEKLY TIMES Club Six/Ryde Sports Foundation Sports Stars of the Year Louise Sauvage of West Ryde and 

Simone Kennedy of Ryde along with Andrew Hill of AJH Sports participated in the Queen’s Baton Relay last Sunday at 

Sydney Olympic Park in the lead up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. They are pictured front with 

other batonbearers who helped carry a message from Queen Elizabeth II on its path to the Games’ opening ceremony. 

Bring 

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STOP PRESS 

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COUNCIL. SEE PAGE 3 

John 

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Parliament 

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2018 Year 

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GOING UNDERGROUND 

Lane Cove’s new carpark revealed 

WORK has started on a new 180 spot underground car park in Lane 

Cove and Mayor Pam Palmer (pictured) joined The Weekly Times on 

site to announce this exciting new development. This multi-million 

dollar development behind Lane Cove Plaza is being built by ADCO 

and is being called the Rosenthal Project. It will include a Coles 

Supermarket an Aldi Store and an open air performance space and 

a community park. There will be four levels of underground parking 

and the development will take 18 months to build. SEE PAGE 3. 

JB’s World 

GREETINGS 

FROM 

Kathmandu in Nepal where JB is 

currently representing Australia 

at an Asia-Pacific committee 

meeting of the International Scout 

and Guide Fellowship where we 

are discussing helping Scouting 

and Guiding in this farflung 

country and planning the next 

region Gathering in Sri Lanka in 

September this year. Sorry I 

missed the last day of Eastwood’s 

Lunar New Year celebrations but 

will be back for West Ryde’s 

Easter Parade & Fair on Saturday 

March 24. See you there? 


The Mercy Movie Passes 

Ten TWT readers have won Double Passes to the 2018 

biographical drama film The Mercy to be released in cinemas on 

March 8 courtesy of independent film distributors Studio Canal. 

SEE PAGE 2. 

Jose Carbo Trio Concert 

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AUSTRALIA DAY seems to 

increasingly bring out the 

would-be PC brigade protesting 

January 26 as our 

national celebration day. 

Previously known as Anniversary 

Day commemorating 

the birth of our modern 

multicultural nation, he dissidents 

believe Australia Day 

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inhabitants. 

This week we invite you to 

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Continued Page 5 

INSIDE 

PART 2 THIS WEEK ON PAGE 22 

TWT 2017 YEAR 

IN REVIEW 



Also INSIDE This Week: 

Cathies Column ............................. 4 

Letters to Editor ............................ 6 

Australia Day events ..................... 5-9 

Dance & Performing Arts .............. 11 

North Ryde RSL Club .................... 16,17 

Handy Phone Guide ...................... 24-28 

Clubs & Sport ................................. 30-32 

BUT SHOULD IT BE ON JANUARY 26? 

Australia 

Day Guest 

Speakers 

SONIA SADIQ GHANDI, pictured, is guest 

speaker at Ryde’s Australia Day Citizenship 

Ceremony in North Ryde School of 

Arts Community Hall on Friday week January 

26 at 11am. SEE PAGE 8. 

CATHERINE SAXELBY is Hunters Hill’s 

Australia Day Ambassador and will speak 

in Hunters Hill Town Hall on Australia Day 

from 9am. SEE PAGE 6. 

AUSTRALIA DAY FEATURE PAGES 5-9 

Have YOUR Say! 

We invite readers to Have YOUR 

Say on issues that matter to you! 

This week we invite you to comment 

on the calls to change Australia 

Day from what some dissidents 

have renamed “Invasion 

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family recipe passed down from 

his grandmother which 

certainly caught the judges eye. 

He called it Zhongshan 

Dumplings. Runners-up were 

Ryde Clr Trenton Brown with 

Curry Chicken Rice and third 

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Kollias of Mazzei’s Pharmacy 

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Risotto. Continued on Page 3 

Lunar New Year Celebrations 

OFFICIAL OPENING ON EASTWOOD PLAZA 

Eastwood’s 10th Annual Lunar New Year Celebrations in the Year of the Dog was officially launched on Eastwood 

Plaza last Saturday. 

Pictured above l to r standing Bonnie Lui Festival secretary, Clr Trenton Brown, Parramatta MP Dr Geoff Lee 

winner of the cooking competition, Festival God of Fortune, Clr Penny Pedersen, Ryde Mayor Clr Jerome Laxale, 

Dog mascot, Ryde MP Victor Dominello, Bennelong MP John Alexander OAM, Festival chairman Hugh Lee 

OAM and Clr Bernard Purcell and kneeling Councillors Chris Moujalli, Simon Zhou, Dr Peter Kim and Jordan 

Lane. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO. 

SEE MORE LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION REPORTS & PHOTOS INSIDE PAGES 10, 11, 12. 


Hunters Hill Music Concert 

Three TWT readers can win Double Passes to 

Hunters Hill Music’s first concert of the 2018 season 

on Sunday March 4 featuring flautist Melissa Doecke 

and pianist Mark Isaacs in Hunters Hill Town Hall 

at 2.30pm. SEE PAGE 2 

Vicki Musical Play 

Two TWT readers have won Double Passes to 

this Friday’s opening night of Lane Cove Theatre 

Company’s new musical play Vicki at The 

Performance Space: St Aidan’s Longueville at 

7.30pm. SEE PAGE 2. 

Winchester Movie Passes 

Ten TWT readers have won Double Passes to the new 

supernatural horror film Winchester to be released 

in cinemas on February 22, courtesy of independent 

film distributors Studio Canal. SEE PAGE 2. 

Lane Cove MP and Planning Minister 

Anthony Roberts has promised 

to personally supervise the cleanup 

of radio active waste in Nelson 

Parade Hunters Hill following last 

week’s page 1 call in The Weekly 

Times. SEE PAGE 7. 

ROBERTS PLEDGES CLEANUP 

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Hunters Hill Theatre Play 

TWT readers have won Double Passes to Hunters Hill Theatre’s 

Perfect Nonsense this Saturday at 7.30pm. SEE PAGE 2. 

RHHS Orchestra Concert 

Five TWT readers have won Double Passes to Ryde Hunters Hill 

Symphony Orchestra’s concert this Sunday at 3pm. SEE PAGE 2. 

Three readers won Double Passes to Sydney FC’s game last Saturday. 


JB’s World 

WEST RYDE will come alive 

this Saturday when the 25th 

annual West Ryde Easter 

Parade & Fair will be 

celebrated in the streets and 

West Ryde Plaza from 9am 

while up the line in Eastwood 

the Harmony Cup Soccer 

Tournament will kick off at 

8.30am with eight teams on 

Eastwood Oval and 

presentation at 1pm. All 

welcome. 


PAGE 13 

Hunters Hill residents have protested Property 

NSW bureaucrats banning The Weekly Times attending 

last week’s Decontamination community 

meeting. SEE PAGE 3. 

TWT Banned by 

Dominello Dept 

Tigers 

Too Hot 

for 2017 

Premiers! Page 32 

West Ryde Easter Parade 

& Fair This Saturday 

All roads lead to West Ryde this Saturday for the 25th annual West Ryde Easter Parade 

& Fair in the streets of West Ryde and in West Ryde Plaza. 

Fair opens at 9am with a record number of street 

stalls, craft, food, novelties, rides and children’s entertainments 

including a petting zoo and reptiles display. 

Grand Easter Parade kicks off from Miriam Park at 9.15am 

led by dancers and musicians of West Ryde’s Church of the 

Good Shepherd and local churches followed by school groups, 

sporting and social clubs to the official opening stage on West 

Ryde Plaza. 

Over $5,500 in prizes can be won for Best Easter Bonnets in 

the Grand Parade, Best Decorated Wheels and $2,000 cash 

is up for grabs in the TWT Ryde-Eastwood Hawks Gold Cup 

Singing Star Contest conducted by Roseanna Gallo OAM. 

FULL DETAILS SEE PAGES 8 & 9 

$5,500 

Over $5,500 prizes will be won on the day for Best Entry 

Easter Bonnets in the Grand Parade, Best Decorated 

Wheels, Best Bunting entry and TWT Poster Coloring 

Contest including $2,000 cash for TWT Ryde Eastwood 

Hawks Gold Cup Singing Star Contest on West Ryde 

Plaza. DETAILS SEE PAGES 8 AND 9 

in Prizes to Win! 

PICTURED ABOVE: Prizewinners in the Best Decorated Easter Bonnets competition at last year’s West Ryde Easter Parade 

& Fair. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO. 


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Charisma Trio Music Concert 

Three TWT readers can win Double Passes to 

Hunters Hill Music’s Sunday April 8 concert 

featuring the Charisma Trio in Hunters Hill 

Town Hall at 2.30pm. SEE PAGE 2. 

Ryde Eastwood Music Concert 

Five TWT readers can win Double Passes 

to Ryde Eastwood Music Club’s April 11 

concert featuring the NSW Police Band 

Wind Quintet. SEE PAGE 14. 

Sydney FC v Adelaide Passes 

Three TWT readers can win Double Passes 

to Sydney FC’s A League clash with Adelaide 

United on Sunday April 8 at Allianz Stadium 

at 7pm. SEE PAGE 20 

Harmony Day book launch 

Five TWT readers can win copies of 

“Footprints & Voices” launched on 

Harmony Day. SEE PAGE 6. 


JB’s World 

EASTER IS many things to 

different people. To some of us, 

including JB, it is a most 

important religious time 

commemorating the crucifixion 

and resurrection of Jesus 

Christ the saviour of the world 

while to others it is the time of 

the Royal Easter Show and to 

others a four days holiday. 

Whichever is your choice I 

hope it is a time of good health 

and safety and refreshment to 

you and yours. 


PAGES 12 & 13 

Tigers 

heading to 

Grand Final 

Glory! Page 32 


9638 2338 

EASTER SALE 

Saturday 31st March . 10am-2pm 

Bring the kids and join in the fun at 

Petting Zoo, Face Painting, Magic Show & more 

easter festival 

Midway’s FREE Easter Festival. 


117 North Rd, Denistone East 

Joyous Easter to All... 


Weekly 

Times first paperboy 

Arthur 

Mashford 

of 

Hunters 

Hill 

celebrates 105 

not out this 

Tuesday. 

SEE PAGE 3. 

OUR FIRST PAPERBOY 105 n.o.! 

Community leaders led the Easter Parade to Saturday’s 25th annual West Ryde Easter Fair. See details inside. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO. 

THE WEEKLY TIMES Club Six/Ryde Sports 

Foundation Sports Stars of the Year team up for 

a front page photograph in the lead up to the 

2018 Commonwealth Games. 

Bennelong MP John Alexander is back in 

Federal Parliament after a recent, resounding by 

election win and we reveal plans to revamp the 

Gladesville Shopping Centre strip on Victoria 

Road. 

INSIDE SPORT: The North Ryde Hawks Junior 

Rugby League Club celebrates its Diamond 

Jubilee and six decades of football success. 

*** 

LANE COVE Mayor Pam Palmer exclusively 

reveals plans to build a super car park and a 

community venue - called the Rosenthal 

Project - behind Lane Cove Plaza. 

The City of Ryde takes action to improve 

child pedestrian safety outside Ryde Public 

School while at Our Lady Queen of Peace 

Catholic School in Gladesville students hold an 

old fashioned Teddy Bears Picnic. 

INSIDE SPORT: The North Sydney Bears 

launch a womens rugby league team to play in 

the Harvey Norman NSW Womens Premiership. 

**** 

SANTA CLAUS arrives on the North Ryde 

Common for the annual TWT Rotary Christmas 

Carols Spectacular alongside TWT Granny Smith 

Festival Queen Jane Meney and a cavalcade of 

local celebrities. 

It was all light on the night on the Common but 

40,000 homes in Gladesville, Hunters Hill and 

Lane Cove were plunged into darkness due to a 

massive power grid failure blamed on air conditioning 

use in 40 degree temperatures. 

INSIDE SPORT unveils a new look Tigers side 

under super coach Ivan Cleary which includes a 

return home for club immortal Benji Marshall. 

**** 

HUNTERS HILL residents protest outside the 

Town Hall alongside TWT Managing Editor John 

F Booth AM and demand immediate action from 

our local politicians to remove the radio active 

waste in Nelson Parade. 

In nearby Bonnefin Road, tension between 

neighbours reaches boiling point as some residents 

illegally park SUVs on the footpath due to 

a critical shortage of on street parking. 

INSIDE SPORT: The Balmain Leagues Club 

and Grand Rozelle reveal plans to build a new 

leagues club at the Tigers spiritual home on 

Victoria Road. 

*** 

MEADOWBANK Public School is to be bulldozed 

to make way for a new park under a plan revealed 

by Ryde MP Victor Dominello. Students will be 

relocated to a new school at Meadowbank TAFE. 

A new bridge to span the Parramatta River at 

Meadowbank is unveiled by Parramatta Lord Mayor 

Andrew Wilson and Parramatta MP Geoff Lee. 

The childrens playground in Meadowbank is 

torched by vandals. 

INSIDE SPORT: The Tigers 2018 fixture list is 

revealed with the opening game being a great win 

over the upcoming Premiers, the Bondi Chicks! 

*** 

OUR LOCAL Australia Day Ambassadors are 

announced as readers are invited to Have A Say 

on whether or not Australia Day should be 

renamed Invasion Day or celebrated at all. 

In crime news, we uncover a sickening phone 

scam that targets elderly people in Hunters Hill 

while Meadowbank photographer Laura Del Arte 

is named as a finalist in the National Photographic 

Portrait Prize. 

INSIDE SPORT: Four Tigers have been chosen 

by NSW Blues State Of Origin Coach Brad Fittler. 

It promises to be a big season for the Tigers! 

**** 

EASTWOOD lights up for the Year of the Dog but 

the real fireworks are at the Hunters Hill Town Hall 

where angry residents blast Ryde MP Victor 

Dominello and Lane Cove MP Anthony Roberts for 

years of inaction to clean up the radio active waste 

in Nelson Parade. 

City of Ryde Deputy Mayor Simon Zhou and The 

Weekly Times find one of the freshly minted counterfeit 

notes circulating in Eastwood. 

INSIDE SPORT: The Tigers confirm their premiership 

credentials with wins in all five grades at the 

Campbelltown weekend football fiesta. 

**** 

The Easter Bunny hops onto the front page as we 

feature the Best Decorated Easter Bonnets 

Competition winners. The Weekly Times presents a 

comprehensive list of church services. 

One hundred and one year old Edith Easton 

recalls her wartime service in The Battle of Britain 

and reveals how much life has changed since this 

first, great victory over Nazi Germany. 

INSIDE SPORT: Eastwood Rugby’s inspirational 

netballer Emily Keenan is featured as she achieves a 

lifelong dream to play for the NSW Swifts. 

**** 

COMMUNITY leaders carry the torch through 

West Ryde at the annual Easter Parade and The 

Weekly Times first paper boy Arthur Mashford of 

Hunters Hill celebrates his 105th birthday ! 

Hunters Hill mens barber Sam Rahim is hit with 

legal action for not cutting and girl’s hair. Our exclusive 

story on how the girl’s lawyer mum took the 

legal action goes on to make national and international 

news. 

INSIDE SPORT: The undefeated new look Tigers 

led by super coach Ivan Cleary go top of the table 

with wins against highly fancied opposition. 

**** 

EASTWOOD CELEBRITIES Justin Li, Hugh Lee 

OAM, Bonnie Lui and TWT Managing Editor John F 

Booth AM launch the Year of the Dog. This year 

mark’s the 10th Anniversary of Eastwwod’s Official 

Asian Lunar New Year Festival. 

Hunters Hill celebrates the Centenary of the 

founding of the famous Australian 3rd Squadron 

which played a vital role in the capture of the 

German howitzer gun, now on display outside the 

Town Hall. 

INSIDE SPORT: The Birchgrove Scorpions Junior 

Rugby League Club took a trip back in time to the 

1970s and 1980s with a nostalgic reunion. 

**** 

RYDE SALVATION ARMY stalwart Nathan Moulds 

is named Ryde Citizen of the Year at the Australia 

Day celebration at the North Ryde Community 

Centre. 

Hunters Hill’s Dr Sakuko Matsui leads a distinguished 

cast list of local Australia Day award winners 

and Ryde’s Catherine Hamlin AC is named 

NSW Senior Citizen of the Year. 

INSIDE SPORT: Eastwood celebrates the 60th 

Anniversary of Eastwood St Andrews FC, which 

traces its roots to the early days of Scottish football. 

**** 

ACTION by The Weekly Times pays off as Lane 

Cove MP Anthony Roberts gives a commitment to 

have the radio active waste in Nelson Parade 

cleaned up while Eastwood starts weeks of Asian 

Lunar Year celebrations. 

Ryde Council unanimously votes to overturn the 

controversial ‘ do it yourself ’ heritage policy of 

former Mayor Colonel Bill Pickering and gives heritage 

protection status to dozens of local historic 

homes. 

INSIDE SPORT: North Ryde cricketers raise $11, 

156 for the McGrath Foundation during the club’s 

annual Pink Stumps Charity Day. 

**** 

28/3/18 

2018 saw The Weekly 

Times fight for our 

readers and win ! 

We were at the 

forefront of a 

successful campaign 

to have the state 

government put a 

freeze on high rise 

development madness 

in Ryde as well as 

moving our local MPs 

to act to clean up the 

toxic waste in Nelson 

Parade, Hunters Hill. 

Also in Hunters Hill, 

this 

newspaper’s 

exclusive report on 

Sam Rahim - the mens 

barber taken to court 

for refusing to cut a 

girl’s hair - made 

national 

and 

international news. 

We were also the first 

newspaper to break 

the news of Hunters 

Hill Council’s decision 

to oppose a plan for a 

new shopping centre 

in Gladesville as well 

as a plan to double 

the number of low 

flying aircraft over the 

heritage municipality. 

In the City of Ryde we 

were the first to reveal 

plans to close 

Meadowbank 

Public 

School and Marsden 

High School, which 

will become parks and 

sports fields under a 

proposal to build a 

new school at 

Meadowbank TAFE. 

Inside Sport went 

soccer mad during the 

FIFA World Cup Finals 

and we followed a 

dramatic year for the 

Tigers, which narrowly 

missed out on the 

semi-finals. 

*****

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T & G AIR 0414 565 076 

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9878 5850 

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ballustrades 

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9645 6358 

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Michael 0402 624 247 

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Call Michael. 

Lic 164238c 

SPINRYDE HOME RENOVATIONS 

9879 4855 

7/53-55 Gladesville Rd Hunters Hill NSW 2110 

Beautiful bathrooms, fully renovated and 

guaranteed! 10% Discount (max $500) to 

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www.spinryde.com.au NSW Builders Licence 45000JP 

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0410 454 165 

Thinking of Renovating ? 

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Bathroom, Kitchen & Laundry Renovations 

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Phone 

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ANDREW’S BATHROOM RENOVATIONS 

0414 577 574 

• Over 35 years experience in bathroom, 

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• Qualified & Insured workmanship. 

• Projects available on Website 

• Call for free measure and quote 

www.perfectceramics.com Lic R71536 

BEAUTIFUL BATHROOM RENOVATIONS 

9804 0576 0421 307 242 

Design & Comp. Reno. Servicing the local 

area. 20 yrs exp. 

Lic 107694c 

BEDDING 

BEDS ‘N’ SECONDS PAUL GILES 

9879 4226 

Quality Australian Inner Spring mattresses, 

Singles fr $139, Doubles fr $279, Queens 

fr $299. Fast local delivery. Huge range of 

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BLINDS 

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8765 1733 

Free measure & quote! Good quality. Holland 

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BURRA BLINDS AND SHUTTERS 

Cameron 0401 805 534 

Plantation Shutters, Roller Blinds, Verticals 

and more. Free Quote. Call Cameron. 



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specialise in Plantation Shutters, Curtains 

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Bookkeeping & 

Taxation Services 

0449 212 165 

* Chartered Accountants & Registered Tax 

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* All accounting & bookkeeping services 

www.gwsaccounting.com.au 

bricklayers 

BRICKLAYER/BLOCKLAYER 

9874 7911 0411 762 242 

30 yrs exp. Professional. Small to medium 

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Free quotes. 

To advertise 

Phone 

Narelle: 9807 6666 

LR83479 

Guide 

bricklayers (continued) 

BRICK & BLOCK LAYING 

Steve 0409 124 751 

Extensions, Front fences, garden walls etc. 

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QUALITY WORK GUARANTEED 

Gary 0431 163 114 

GSH Bricklaying FRONT FENCES 

* Ret walls * BBQ’s & *Besser Blocks. For 

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LEE BRYCE CONSTRUCTIONS P/L 

0424 359 426 

Specialists in all types of brick & block laying. 

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Lic 234033c 

BUILDING 

CONTRACTORS 

TASSONE DESIGN & CONSTRUCT 

0418 493 789 

For all new work, extensions & alterations, 

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Lic 100569c 

SPINRYDE HOME RENOVATIONS 

9879 4855 

7/53-55 Gladesville Rd Hunters Hill NSW 

2110 

Authorised STRATCO Dealer and Home 

Renovation Specialist. Fully Guaranteed 

to comply with the BCA. 10% Discount 

(max $500) to Seniors Card Holders 

www.spinryde.com.au NSW Builders 

 

Licence 45000JP 

builders 

BP CONSTRUCTIONS 

0411 420 011 Brett 9684 6948 

All building work including renovations, 

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Lic 195060c 

ALTERATIONS 

0418 484 216 9674 7527 

Ground & 1st floor additions decks & 

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completion.I. S. Giltinan Builder P/L. 

 

Lic 91637c 

WARATAH CONSTRUCTION 

0417 100 049 

Alterations, additions, decks, pergolas, 

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Lic 105980c 

CUCEK CONTRUCTIONS 

Luciano “Lu” 0418 647 641 

YOUR LOCAL BUILDER with over 30 years 

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additions, decks & pergolas. Lic 247952c 

CHALLENGER CONSTRUCTIONS 

0430 520 903 

All building / Kitchen/ Bathroom renovations. 

Painting & Decorating, Gyprock, 

decks, tiling, fencing. All building work. No 

job too small. Free quotation, quality work, 

lowest price guaranteed & reliable. 

 

Lic 286280c 

CARPENTER/BUILDER 

MJD CARPENTRY 

Matthew 0414 418 248 

For all carpentry, gyprocking, painting and 

maintenance works. 

ALLEN’S ALTERATIONS 

Ross 0418 411 101 

All Types of Building & Carpentry work. 

30 Years Experience. Local Lic No 61536c 

ASH BUILDING & CARPENTRY PTY LTD 

0433 275 545 

All Building Works, Housing & Commercial 

Renovations, Decks & Pergolas. All types of 

Carpentry and Building work. Free Quotes. 

 

Lic 323457c 

ACE TRADE BUILDING SERVICES 

Michael 0407 912 355 

All carpentry, renovations, decks, property 

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Lic No 188739C 

CARPENTRY & JOINERY 

JADE CARPENTRY & JOINERY 

James 0428 581 542 

For construction of & repair of decks, pergolas, 

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Lic 179663c 


CARPET LAYING 

BILL ROWE CARPETS 

0404 803 496 

New carpet laid, re-stretching, repairs. 

40 yrs experience. 

CELEBRANT SERVICES 

MICHAEL PARSONS CMC JP 

0410 500 735 

Well presented, articulate, enthusiastic, 

responsible. Long term member of Marriage 

Celebrants Association (AMC) Professional 

public speaker with extensive radio experience. 

Company Director. Well established 

with Sydney’s corporate world Respected 

Musician. Contact Michael 

celebrant@michaelparsons.com.au 

CEMENT RENDERING 

J PRESTIGE RENDERING 

0410 746 378 

Rendering, repairs, blueboard etc Quality 

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ALBERTO’S CLEANING & CARPET 

SHAMPOO 

0418 489 627 9832 7254 

Home, Office, Strata, 

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0411 627 847 9630 8722 

(owner self)Home/professional/spring/ 

regular moving windows. 15 yrs exp. 

AUSTUTECLEAN 

0418 863 383 

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Removal, Lawns, Move Out. Full Ins. 

astute@accsoft.com.au 

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0478 492 310 | 0478 492 309 

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NORTH RYDE HIGH PRESSURE CLEAN 

9888 5406 0414 765 181 

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0418 605 025 

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COMPUTER REPAIRS 

DOES YOUR COMPUTER NEED HELP? 

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AAA ALL AREAS CONCRETE 

Charlie 0413 777 239 

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concrete work, Driveways and Pathways etc. 

Small jobs welcome. 

Over 32 Years Experience. 

Lic. 129960c 

urbancrete CONCRETE CONTRACTORS 

0414 764 349 

Driveways, paths, steps, stencils, stamped, 

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Lic 216063c 

RYDALMERE CONCRETE SERVICES 

0419 423 032 

Small/large jobs All decorative concr. 

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TCP CONCRETE 

0404 770 791 

All concrete Works-Plain, Stamped, Stenciled 

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concrete surfaces. Domestic & Commercial. 

Free Quote. 

Lic 52825c 

G RIGHETTO & SON 

0419 282 402 

Garden Sheds, Paths, Patios, Driveways etc. 

 

Lic11427C 

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MASTER CHASING SERVICES 

0403 111 758 

Specialising in concrete cutting, core 

drilling, road sawing and wall sawing. 

curtains 

RUDIA CURTAINS & BLINDS 

9887 1004 

Swags, tail, pelmets - Roman Blinds. Vertical, 

venetian, Holland & timber blinds, shutters. 

Free quote, family business. Alteration. 



fabrics, designs and motorisation. We also 

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ANTI-DAMP 

9817 7600 0412 229 955 

* Rising Dampness 

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* Rising Damp Contact us for a free quote. 

www.antidamp.com.au 

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SPECIALISING IN DECKS & PERGOLAS 

0419 447 126 

Gates, railings & retaining walls. F/Q and advise. 

dentist 

PUTNEY DENTAL SURGERY 

9809 7110 

• Over 25 years’ experience in Putney 

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www.putneydentalsurgery.com.au 

PUTNEY DENTAL CARE 9808 2588 

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Up-to-date with the latest procedures with 

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Phone 


DOLL REPAIRS 

9808 6314 

Old and modern dolls repaired, cleaned and 

dressed. Local family team. Yvonne and Cheryl 

Phone 9808 6314 

DRAINER 

SYDNEY DRAINAGE EXPERTS 

Lic 143252c 

0414 837 679 Phil 9715 1804 

Clearing of blocked drains, sewers / storm water 

Toilets, basins, baths, shower, laundry, kitchens 

Jetblasting,electric eel,cctv camera,root treatment 

All work guaranteed. 25 yrs exp. 24/7 emergency. 

Same day service, reliable, professional, efficient. 

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9809 4230 0412 200 939 

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• Blockages Cleared • CCTV & Pipe Location 

• Repairs & Replacement • Free Quotes 

Over 50 year experience 

Lic. L985 

DRIVING SCHOOLS 

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0419 991 658 

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Calm, patient Instructor. 100% Pass Rate 

DRY CLEANING 

ASHBY’S DRY CLEANING 

9870 8955 

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Trading hours - Monday-Friday 7am-6pm - Saturday 

7am- 4pm - Sunday 10am- 2pm. Ample 

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117 North Rd Denistone East & also new location 

Shop 6, Cox’s Road Mall, North Ryde 

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r a ELECTRICAL & ALARM SERVICES 

9816 1471 0418 224 924 

All Electrical Work. Smoke detectors, sensor 

lighting, security intercoms, ceiling fans, safety 

switches, power and lighting points. 

No job too small, free quotes. 

Lic72458C 

MPV ELECTRICAL 

9817 0333 

All Domestic & Commercial work. Rewires, 

Safety Switches, Data, Home-Automation, 

Energy Efficient Lighting 20 Years in the RYDE 

Area. mpvgroup.com.au 

Lic 67862C 

EASTWOOD Bruce Kennard Pty Ltd 

9809 7001 0417 690 627 

Domestic & Commercial repairs. Installation, 

repairs, house, rewiring, security lighting, fans. 

Prompt service. Over 26yrs experience. 22 

Thorn St Ryde 

Lic 35887c 

EASTWOOD ELECTRICAL SERVICES 

Gerard 0408 447 882 

Rewiring old houses, s/board work, all install. & 

repairs. Call Gerard 

Lic 82184c 

GEOFF NASH ELECTRICAL SERVICES 

9807 1957 0419 200 011 

All electrical installs. & repairs. AH service, 

competitive rates. Lic No 2871 

RYDE DISTRICT ELECTRICIAN 

Blake 0488 843 433 

+ $0 No Call-Out Fee 

+ Local Ryde District Electrician 

+ Small Family Owned & Run Business 

+ 24 Hour Emergency Service 

+ Seniors Discount 

+100% Satisfaction Guaranteed 

Captain Cook Electrical. Credit Cards Welcome 

 

Lic 288540C 

GET SPARKED ELECTRICAL & COMPUTERS 

Greg 0422 169 313 

❁ How about a safety switch 

❁ New installations or renovations 

❁ Data, electrical 

❁ Domestic, commercial & industrial 

❁ Fast reliable service. 

❁ Servicing All Area 

Lic 180641c 

CJM ELECTRICAL 

Jason 9807 2455 / 0411 749 838 

All Electrical work. Domestic & Commercial. 

Rewires, safety switches, LED lighting and data. 

Servicing the local area since 1996. Call Jason. 

 

Lic 164332c 

DENISTONE ELECTRICAL SERVICES 

Tina/Admin 0451 899 622 

Andrew/Electrician 0417 909 407 

Power & Lighting. All electrical work, Upgrade 

switch board, Rewiring, Celing fan, Smoke 

alarm, Data telephone. 

Lic 201164C 

Guide 

electricians (continued) 

GRANT HEDLEY ELECTRICAL SERVICE 

Grant 0403 868 457 / 9489 3543 

Local Electrician. No job to small. Over 30 yrs 

experience. Pensioner discount. 

0403 868 457 or 9489 3543 Lic 80753C 

RAW ELECTRICAL 

0404 454 643 

Honest & reliable For all electrical & telephone 

needs. Call now. F/Q All job sizes. Fully insured 

 

Lic 225784c 

LOCAL ELECTRICIAN SERVICE 20YRS 

Ian 0412 988 012 

F Fast/Same Day Service 

F All Electrical Repairs & Installs 

F Pens Discounts/Competitive Rates 

F Phones & Broadband Internet 

F 20Yrs Local 100% Service 

F No Job Too Small 

www.secure-electrical.com.au 

Lic 92264C 

ENVELOPES & PRINTING 

SUPPLY & PRINT, BUY DIRECT & SAVE! 

9604 7727 

Commercial, plain & window face. 

Invitation craft, coloured & metallic. 

PHONE & WE’LL CALL YOUR OFFICE OR HOME 

www.socialprinting.com.au 

EXCAVATIONS 

EXCAVATIONS, DEMOLITION DEMO 

POOLS, BACK FILLING 

0418 250 404 9817 3911 

5 tonne excavator with hammer. Rock exc., 

Bobcat, Tippers. Free fill delivered. 

 

R54172 

EXCAVATION AND RUBBISH REMOVAL 

0405 554 855 

General rip outs, Asbestos removal, demolition 

& tipper hire. Free Quotes 

FLECK RUBBISH REMOVALS & 

MINI EXCAVATIONS 

Glen 0418 268 040 

Narrow Access Excavation. Excavators from 

760mm wide up to 1200mm wide. Dumper 

Tippers 760mm wide. Bobcats 3 Tonne Trucks. 

All Areas. Best Rates. Call Glen 

FENCING 

PRIMO FENCING 0417 468 166 

Specialist in treated pine & hardwood, A1 

workmanship guaranteed 

ANDREW SPIES FENCING 

0410 534 692 

Specialises in all types of fencing. View website 

@ Andrew-Spies-Fencing.com 

KOALA FENCING 

Martin 0412 010 212 

Horizontal & Privacy Fences. Pool fences & 

gates. Timber & colourbond, fence repairs. 

call Martin 0412 010 212 

FENCING INNOVATIONS 

0419 447 126 

All types of fencing, brick, timber, colorbond 

& pool. 30 yrs experience. 

ACTIVE FENCING 

Patrick 0400 598 403/9457 7893 

Boundary, Paling & Colourbond Fencing. Also 

gates, picket fences & wrought iron. Ph Patrick 

0400 598 403 activefencing@gmail.com 

LOCAL FENCING 9807 2367 

Quality timber, c/bond, gates, pickets, pool, 

log walls. Free quotes 

. 

To advertise 

Phone 

Narelle: 9807 6666 

FLOORS 

CRYSTAL FLOOR SANDING SERVICE 

9804 1900 James 0419 491 648 

• Old floors made like new 

• Best price Owner operating 

• Stain & Lime Specialist. 

Call James 

Lic 110835c 

Ozwood Timber Specialist 

9648 0070 9648 0040 

• Supply and Install Timber & Vinyl floors. 

• Sand and Polish 

D2, 290 Parramatta Rd AUBURN 

Tel: 9648 0070 

www.ozwoodaustralia.com.au Tel: 9648 0040 

FLORISTS 

BLOSSOM HOUSE FLORIST 

9874 1577 

Multi Award Winning Florist 

Flowers & Gifts for All Occasions 

Member Interflora 

Shop 27, Eastwood Centre Shi Li Zhao 

Email: blossomhouseflorist@yahoo.com.au 

JOANNE’S FLOWERS GALORE 

AWARD WINNING FLORIST 

9809 3082 

All Floral Arrangements, Plants, Gifts. Rear 

82A Lane Cove Rd, Ryde 

www.joannesflowers.com.au 

FLYSCREEN 

FLYSCREEN & GLASS REPAIR 

0412 503 020 

Security Door & Flyscreen windows. Also glass 

repairs, broken windows & doors, sash cords etc. 

All gardening work / lawn mowing, etc. 

SABA SCREENS 0413 770 150 

Security & flyscreen doors, flyscreens, security 

window grilles, repair & remesh. 

FURNITURE REPAIRS 

& CABINET MAKING 

TRADITIONAL FINE FURNITURE 

0417 457 897 8765 8949 

Custom made furniture and specialist repairs & 

restoration work. 30 years experience. 

garage doors 

SYDNEY WIDE GARAGE DOORS 

Andy 0423 156 789 

Installation, repair all type garage doors, 

garage motors ,sliding gates, swing gates 

garage remotes, spring, same day service, 

free quotes. 

RYDE GARAGE DOORS 9809 1965 

Installation, sales & service. B & D Dealer. 

Call for free quote. 

ALPHA GARAGE DOORS AND AUTO OPENERS 

0423 755 077 

Supply - Install - Repairs: . Garage Door 

Motors . Sliding & Swing Gate Motors . 

Remotes 

To advertise 

Phone 

Narelle: 9807 6666 

GARDENING 

ABLOOM ACE GARDENING 

8819 4980 Sam or Chad 0410 774 647 

Restore overgrown gardens, Land & yard 

clearing, Trimming, Weeding, Lawnmowing, 

Turfing, Tree lopping, Stump Removal, 

Landscape, Plants, Gurney wash, 

Rubbish removal. Regular Maintenance, 

Pens Discount. Fully Insured, 7 Days, 

Best hourly rate. Free quotes. Call Sam 

or Chad 

AL’s COMPLETE GARDEN CARE 

Al 0414 753 258 

Qualified horticulturalist, Complete garden 

maintenance. Lawn mowing, hedging, fertilising, 

weed control, high pressure water cleaning 

Comm/Res/Strata Call Al

Handy 

Phone 


Guide 


GARDENING (continued) 

a & a absolute best price 

9439 8550 Jack 0411 351 161 

Digging, weeding, land & yard clearing, tree 

lopping, trimming, pruning, restore overgrown 

garden. Pensioner discounts. Ring Jack 

JOE HANDY GARDENER 

8021 9351 0416 005 291 

Garden maintenance, weed, dig, tree lopp, 

turf, r/removal, l/scaping 

Just gardens 

8866 0954 Mark 0411 548 503 

Is your garden overgrown. Call Mark for your 

garden needs. 

NORTH RYDE GARDENING 

0414 765 181 Alan 9888 5406 

Your reliable gardener. Weed, dig, trim, 

clean, tree trim/lopping, stump grind, mow, 

turf, rubbish removal, maintenance, high 

pressure cleam. Call Alan 

ONE TOUCH GARDEN CARE & MAINTENANCE 

Khris 0423 518 909 

For all your local gardening need’s – Mowing, 

hedging, mulching and turfing. High pressure 

water cleaning & much more. Free Quote – 

Please Phone Khris 0423 518 909 Or 

email: onetouchgardencare@gmail.com 

ABN: 26237966477 Fully Insured. 

able Gardening Andrew 0415 756 713 

• 1/2 price this month 

• 20% Pens. Disc. Gardening, Landscaping 

• Turfing, Tree & Stump removal 

• Garden restoration, trimming & weeding 

• F/Q Fully Ins. Call Andrew 

DOWN TO EARTH GARDENING SERVICES 

Nick 0408 688 949 

Qualified horticulturalist 

Specialising in garden maintenance, 

garden make over’s and organic 

vegetable gardens. Fully insured. Call Nick. 

AARONS ALWAYS CHEAPER 

GARDEN SERVICE 

0406 251 150 

Tree lopping, weeding, pruning, trimming, 

turf laying, yard clearing, rubbish removal, 

maintenance & high pressure cleaning. Call 

Michael 9872 7552. 

GAS 

To advertise 

Phone 

Narelle: 9807 6666 

SYDNEY LOCAL GAS SPECIALIST 

0414 837 679 Phil 9715 1804 

Leakfinding, fixes, repairs / renewals, new connections/servicing/commissioning 

of room/ 

central heaters, fake coal/logfires, commercial 

kitchens, cooktops, ovens, stoves, hotwater 

heaters, all makes/models, Rinnai, Rheem, 

Pyrox, Bonair, Everdure, Electrolux Westinghouse, 

Chef, Miele, Smeg, Bosch, Vulcan, Dux, 

Jetmaster, realflame, Genesis, bayonets fitted, 

LP/ BBQ conversions, (carbon monoxide testing). 

Same day Service, reliable, professional, 

efficient. All work Guaranteed. 25 yrs exp. C/ 

Cards, Eftpos, 24/7 Emergencies. Lic 143252C 

GLASs 

PALMERS GLASS 9808 1344 

Windows, showerscreens, mirrors, Glass 

roofs, balustrading. Insurance work. 

GLADESVILLE GLASS SERVICE 

9817 3416 9816 3055 

Glass repairs Com. & Dom. • Shower screens, 

mirrors • All glass requirements • Free measure 

and quote. 278 Victoria Rd, Gladesville. 

GET GLAZING 0420 996 778 

Fast glass replacement. Free measure 

& quote. Call Matt 

GLASs (continued) 

EXCELL GLASS SERVICE 9874 9555 

All your glazing needs. Mirrors, tables, 

safety glass or repairs. 1073 Victoria Rd, 

West Ryde. 

guttering 

GUTTER-SNIPE GUTTER CLEANERS 

9477 5943 

We clean roof gutters, no mess, local, guaranteed, 

insured 

RYDE DISTRICT GUTTER & 

DOWNPIPE SPECIALISTS 

0418 265 530 9808 6060 

n Leaking Gutters 

n Gutters cleaned 

- Downpipes & drains unblocked 

n New quad & box gutters 

n Colorbond gutters repairs 

- small repairs a specialty 

n All gutter & downpipe renewal. 

n Huge range of Rain Water Tanks. 

n Seniors Card Welcome, Visa & MasterCard 

n Gary Renouf Plumbing 

Lic 125617c 

GUTTER, DOWNPIPE CLEANING SPECIALIST 

0414 837 679 Phil 9715 1804 

Local, efficient, reliable, neat & tidy, insured, 

on time. Gutter mesh & guard (install/replace) 

Leakfinding, gutters, downpipes, valleys, 

flashing, install & repairs whirlybird, venting, 

raintanks, roof & skylight leaks. Lic 143252c 

25 yrs exp, Eftpos, C/Cards Accepted 

HIGHVIEW ROOFING 

Robbie 0414 090 798 

* Gutter Repair * Gutter Cleaning 

* Leaking Gutters * Colourbond Box Gutters 

* Roof Repairs * Roof Leaks & Restoration 

Call Robbie for a Free Quote. Lic 15723719c 

hairdresser 

want a great haircut? 

9888 5257 

Come & see Joe’s Continental Barber 117 

North Rd Ryde - Midway shops 

HANDYMAN 

HANDYMAN / CARPENTER / BUILDER 

Eddie 0490 738 784 

Call & discuss for all types of building work!! 

Excellent references !! Lic 198333c 

S.S. CARPENTRY & HANDYMAN SERVICES 

Sam 0414 413 326 

Specialising in all Building, Carpentry & 

Gyprocking work. Free Quotes & Pens. Disc. 

Ph. Sam 

Nicholas carpentry & Handyman 

services 

Steven 0419 606 288 

• All Trades • Bathroom & Kitchen Renovations 

• Pergola’s, decks, roofing, gyprock, & painting 

• All minor & major repair work • Quote this 

advert and get a 10% discount !!! • Call Steven 

www.nicholascarpentry.com.au Lic no 108119c 

AUSMAIN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE 

Charlie 0412 413 077 

Gyprocking, cornices, plastering, 

rendering, carpentry, plumbing, tiling, paint, 

leaking showers,rubbish removal,Demo 

work,repairs,electrical and all types of small & 

handyman jobs Call Charlie for a free quote. 

ausmainpm@gmail.com 

HANDYMAN SERVICES 

0435 617 567 

Good Experience. Includes doors, lock doors, 

frame, windows, ceilings, walls, Gyprock, tiles. 

Timberflooring fix or replace and painting. 

Call Kee 0435 617 567 

Lic 296601c 

EDDY YOUR LOCAL HANDYMAN 

0422 681 373 

All Small Jobs Around The House - No Job 

Too Small. Reliable - Honest - Efficient Service. 

Reasonable Rates 

PHONE ME ON: 0422 681 373 

HUNTS HOUSEWORK 

0421 196 190 

For all your Handyman, Gardening, Mowing and 

Yard Clearing requirements in Ryde and surrounding 

areas, call Simon @ Hunt’s Houseworx. 

Mobile: 0421196190 

email: hunts.houseworx@gmail.com 

HANDYMAN (continued) 

COMPLETE HANDYMAN SERVICE 

0439 742 874 

No job too small Flat labour charge. Free assessment. 

Available after hrs & w/ends, fully 

licenced, carpentry, plumbing, tiling, painting, 

cleaning service, r/removal. Leasing a 

property, get a free assessment on you small 

repairs. Ph. 0439 742 874 

Lic 220372c Lic 145563c 

hot water services 

A LOCAL HOT WATER SPECIALIST 

0414 837 679 Phil 9715 1804 

Servicing / repairs / installs, Gas, Electric, 

Solar (all makes/models) Rinnai, Rheem, 

Bosch, Pyrox, Aquamax, Solahart, Thermann, 

Junkers, Bayard, Vulcan, Hocking, Everhot, 

Dux, Edwards, Beasley, Roomheaters Same 

day service, reliable, professional, efficient. 

All work guaranteed. 25 Yrs exp. C/Cards, 

Eftpos, 24/7 Emergencies. Lic 143252c 

RYDE HOT WATER SERVICE 

9809 4230 0412 200 939 

Installations, repairs & sales. Electric and gas 

hot water heaters. Lic No L985. 

AUSTRALIAN HOT WATER 

HOT WATER SPECIALIST EASTWOOD 

Est. since 1986. 9874 8620 

Sales, service, installations on all brands. Est. 

since 1986 www.australianhotwater.com.au. 

 

Lic 53936C 

ironing services 

IRONING 0411 155 774 

Free pick up and delivery Twice daily. 6 days 

p/w Family owned. 24hr turn around 

KITCHENS 

COMPLETE CUSTOM KITCHENS 

Glenn 0414 717 111 

Highest quality custom kitchen renovations 

Complete job. All trades. Unbeatable prices. 

Builder 20 Years Experience. Free Quotes. 

Pens.Disc. 0414 717 111 

Lic no 301036c 

GRANITE MARBLE CAESAR STONE 

9809 3623 

Kitchen & vanity tops 100’s of colours. Est 

60yrs Gladesville. 

www.ronbennettmarble.com.au 

To advertise 

Phone 

Narelle: 9807 6666 

KITCHEN REPAIRS 

KITCHEN REPAIRS 

Angelo 0408 677 614 

Hinges, Doors, Drawers, Shelves, Cabinets, 

Kick-boards etc. 

No job too small. Free quotes 7 days. 

angeloskitchenrepairs@gmail.comLic no 139738C 

LANDSCAPING 

able landscapingAndrew 0415 756 713 

• 1/2 price this month 

• 20% Pens. Disc. Gardening, Landscaping 

• Turfing, Tree & Stump removal 

• Garden restoration, trimming & weeding 

• F/Q Fully Ins. Call Andrew 

*NICK’S LANDSCAPING & DESIGN* 

0418 169 369 

All types of landscaping & design. Sandstone 

wall / Timber Wall /Block & Retainer Walls 

Paving & all types of landscaping. 

9891 6656 Lic 96884c 

STRUCTURAL LANDSCAPING 

Carl 0414 724 557 

All types of structural landscaping from Design 

to completion. Satisfaction guaranteed. Fully 

Insured. Phone Carl 

LANDSCAPING (continued) 

SAMSON LANSCAPING 0432 474 950 

& Property maintenance. Design, Construct, 

Maintain, Irrigation service ins. Free Quotation. 

samson.call@hotmail.com Lic 208121c 

TREEMENDOUS LANDSCAPES P/L 

9874 2605 Paul 0407 207 672 

Landscape design & construction. Member 

of AILDM 

Lic 77216c 

AARONS ALWAYS CHEAPER GARDEN SERVICE 

0406 251 150 

Tree lopping, weeding, pruning, trimming, turf laying, 

yard clearing, rubbish removal, maintenance 

& high pressure cleaning. Call Michael 9872 7552 

LAWN MOWING 

JAYS MAINTENANCE PLUS 

Jason 0424 619 816 

SERVING THE LOCAL AREA FOR OVER 10 

YEARS. Lawn, gutters cleared. 

Fully Insured. Call Jason 

NS LAWN CUTTING - Affordable 

0412 448 623 

Good Pensioner Discounts. Free Quotes. 

10 Years experience. Satisfied customers. Insured. 

LAWN MOWING 0421 656 420 

LAWNS, EDGES, HEDGES, cut & shaped, gardening, 

tree lopping, gutter cleaning, rubbish removal. All 

house & yard maintenance. Also Pressure Cleaning. 

All areas Free Quotes 0421 656 420 

LAWN MOWING & GARDENING SERVICES 

Rob 0403 372 277 

All lawn mowing & gardening needs. 

Pens.Discount. All areas. 

A CUT ABOVE THE REST. Call Rob 

MOWBY’S LAWN MOWING & GARDEN 

MAINTENANCE 

0407 072 685 

Reliable Service. Fully insured. Free quote. 

Pensioner Discount. Call Paul or email 

mowbysinfo@gmail.com 

EXHIBITION EDGES GLADESVILLE 

0418 221 680 

Lawns, pruning, clearing paths & drains, weeding, 

rubbish removal, Odd Jobs. Competitive Rates. 

LAWN MOWER REPAIRS 

THE MOWER SURGEON 0407 419 793 

3 mth warranty on mower, chainsaw & line 

trimmer repairs & s ervice. 

RYDE CITY MOWERS 9809 0329 

Repairs to most brands of lawnmowers, brushcutters, 

chainsaws. Chain sharpening. Guaranteed 

service. Factory trained & qualified technicians. 

Local pick up & delivery available (charges apply) 

locksmiths 

YOUR ONE STOP SECURITY SHOP 

9809 0294 

24hr Mobile Service & shop. Locks, Free Quotes, 

reliable service. Servicing Ryde & surrounding 

suburbs for over 25 yrs. 

Buffalo Locksmiths cnr Buffalo Road & Princes 

Street. Master Lic 408949295 

massage 

QUALIFIED STRESS RELIEVING 

0406 038 729 

Relaxing full body massage. Swedish & remedial. 

Ayurvedic style. Home visit. All Sydney areas. 

To advertise 

Phone 

Narelle: 9807 6666


massage continued) 

Authentic Thai Massage 

9809 3990 

Come meet our friendly new staff. 

968 Victoria Rd, West Ryde Ph. 9809 3990 

PAINTERS & DECORATORS 

ASPECT PAINTING & DECORATING 

8812 5507 0401 951 257 

All types of painting, reliable, g’teed service, 

free quotes, pensioners discount. 

 

Lic 149577c Reg 

TESSA PAINTING & MAINTENANCE 

0411 143 534 

Cheapest price, best quality. We prove it. Fully 

guaranteed 20 years experience, free quotes 

Lic 164240 

A-TEAM RENOVATIONS 

Jim 0411 696 165 

STOP – Don’t Paint Before You Call Us. 

Professional & reliable. Prices & quality guaranteed. 

Call the Team you trust!! 

Call Jim Lic 152633c 

DARRYL’S DECOR SERVICE 

Darryl 0414 885 559 

nt/ext painting, 35yrs exp. PH: Darryl Brown. 

Lic R88748 

BILLY’S PAINTING & DECORATING 

0414 881 267 9878 1677 

All work guaranteed, fully insured, free 

quotes. 

Lic 158883c 

PETER PAINTING 

0423 808 115 8819 2795 

20 yrs exp. Work guaranteed Pensioner 

Discount. Free Quotes 

Lic 157468c 

RYDE PAINTING & DECORATING 

SERVICES 

0412 944 025 

Genuine local painter, Fully Insured. All types 

of painting, reliable, reasonable price. Free 

Quotes -Pensioner Discount. Lic 150743c 

MICHAEL THE PAINTER 

Michael 0412 444 838 

• Professional and reliable 

• All types of painting • All areas 

• Reasonable rates • Best quality 

• Cheapest quotes • Pensioner Disc 

Call Michael. 

Lic 320177c 

FARADAY & KENT HOME PAINTING 

Brett 0435 898 716 

Request a quote email: info@faradaykent. 

com.au Fully lic & ins. 10% Seniors card 

discount. Ph 9816 3200 

 

Lic 267578c/MPA51764336628 

W Z FINE PAINTING SERVICE PTY LTD 

David 0450 726 188 

* Reliable and professional 

* Guaranteed quality and price. 

* All types of painting * Fully Lic & Ins. 

* Free onsite quote. Lic No 310324c 

ON POINT COLOUR PAINTING 

Darren 0424 845 188 

Domestic & Commercial Professional 

Service, Free Quote. 

onpointcolour@gmail.com 

iLic 312287c 

EDGE PAINTING Sam 0433 742 162 

* Master Painters Association Member. 

* Dulux accredited *Specialised in repairing 

& repainting. Interior/exterior 

* Pensioner Discount *Quality Guaranteed. 

www.edgepainting.net 

 

Lic 267578c/MPA280514 

K H FISH & SON Victor 0413 970 249 

Prof painting, specialising ornate ceilings. 

Free colour consultancy. All work guaranteed. 

F/Q Victor. Over 30 yrs experience. 

 

Lic 77172c 

SKY PAINTING 

0418 605 025 9929 4966 

28 yrs exp. Pensioner Dis Free Quotes 

Member MPA 

Lic R96188 

ALL SMALL JOBS PAINTER 

James 0405 765 631 

Interior & Exterior,Pensioner Discount. Immediate 

Start. Free Quotes 

Call James 0405 765 631 

Lic No 195805c 

PERFECTION PAINTERS 

Joseph 0451 123 231 

* Residential * Commercial * Pressure Cleaning 

* Roof Painting. Interior and Exterior. 

Free & Quote Insured 

www.paintedtoperfectionpainters.com.au 

 

Lic. 269706C 

Handy 

pest control 

T & J PEST CONTROL 

TONY 0426 747 407 

General Pest Control. 

3 bedroom house from $150. 

Pensioners discount. 

Call Tony on 0426 747 407. Lic No. 5072508 

EL MATADOR 0433 453 789 

Eco Friendly Pest Control, Pet Safe, No 

Odour, F/Quotes. Specialising in all kinds of 

pests. Lic No. 101699 

ZOOM PEST CONTROL 

0490 817 868 

Domestic - Commercial - Industrial. 

Call Jimmy on 0490 817 868. 

FORENSIC PEST CONTROL PC 

1300 360 457 

The Pest Detectives All termite & general 

pestcontrol, sub floor ventilation & bird control.PC 

Lic 3433 

PEST CONTROL 9449 2948 

HAVE YOUR HOME PEST FREE 

FROM $240.00 Cockroaches, Silverfish, 

Webbing Spiders 40+ YRS Exp. 

 

Shore Pest Services 

photographic 

RAY WOOD PORTRAITURE 

0414 843 759 

Wedding, fashion, PR, etc. Viewing portfolio 

welcome. Regular TWT contributor. 

PHYSIOTHERAPY 

HUNTERS HILL PHYSIOTHERAPY & 

SPORTS INJURY CENTRE 

Stephen Casey 9816 5092 

Stephen Casey. Musculoskeletal. Manip. Physiotherapist. 

3/53 Gladesville Road, Hunters Hill 

Plantation Shutters 


Free in house measure & quote. Latest products 

and designs We also specialise in Awnings, Roller 

Blinds, Curtains and Motorisation. 

PLASTERING 

GYPROCK PLASTERING SERVICES 

Demitri 0404 770 412 

All types of plastering * Reasonable rates. 

Call Demitri Lic 288665c 

GYPROCK MASTER 0490 345 089 

Gyprocking, Plaster Board, Steel Frame, Cornice 

& Insullation. Residential & Commercial. 

New Construction, Restoration, repair. More 

than 10 Years Exp. www.gyprockmaster.com.au 

PLUMBERS 

T N T PLUMBING SERVICES 

0431 856 091 

• Free Call Out 

• Blocked Drains Cleared - Same Day Service 

• Bathroom / Laundry Renovations 

• Hot Water repairs / replacement 

• Leaking Tap / Toilets repairs 

• Gas Fitting / repairs 

• Stormwater / roof leaks 

• 15% Seniors Discount 

• 24/7 Service • Eftpos Welcome 

Phone 


Lic 257776c 

YOUR FAST LOCAL PLUMBER 

0414 837 679 Phil 9715 1804 

Guaranteed Same Day Service. Prompt, On time, 

Efficient, Reliable, Honest. Blocked drains cleared. 

Sewer-stormwater, burst pipes, leaking showers 

Taps/toilets, waterproofing, water filters, hot water 

heater maintenance accredited repairer/ installer. 

Servicing (all makes / models), gas leaks, installs 

Repairs, connections, appliance repairs,servicing 

Room-Central heating, fake log/coal fires, stoves 

BackflowPrevention, TMV’s, downpipes/gutters, 

cappings Flashings), lead, Roof repairs (metal/ 

asbestos/Tile / slate) Skylights, leaks / fixes. No 

job too big or small. All work guaranteed. 25 Yrs exp. 

C/Cards, Eftpos, 24/7 emergencies. 

Lic. 143252c 

domestic plumbing 0416 274 249 

leaky pipes & roofs, dripping taps, blocked 

drains, gas leaks or connections, running cisterns. 

I can fix it. C. Parker Plumbing 30 yrs in 

business. 24hrs 7 day emerg. calls. Master 

Plumber Gold lic. L1376 

Guide 

PLUMBERS (continued) 

COTTAGE & DOMESTIC MAINTENANCE 

0414 808 809 9808 3020 

Phillip Draper West Ryde Lic 3906 

POOLE & CO PLUMBING 

9809 4230 0412 200 939 

Your Local Plumber for 50 Years. 

* Blocked drains cleared 

* Taps & toilets 

* Hot Water 

* Gasfitting 

www.pooletheplumber.com.au Lic 985 

GLADESVILLE PLUMBING SERVICES 

9817 4777 0413 402 599 

For all your plumbing needs. Free Quotes. 

24hr/7days. Emerg. serv. 

Visa/Master/Eftpos. 

Lic 168655C 

CMF PLUMBING 

0411 232 629 9808 4220 

• Plumbing, draining, roofing, gas fitting 

• Maintenance specialist • Jet blaster & CCTV 

• No job too small 

Lic 117469c 

TAP RESCUE 

1300 827 000 

We repair, supply, install direct to you TAPS, 

TOILETS, Hot Water Systems, Water Filters 

and more. NO CALL OUT FEE! 0414 333 461 

 

Lic 40572c 

RYDE DISTRICT PLUMBING SPECIALISTS 

1800 889 440 0418 265 530 

■ Leaking taps & toilets - repair & renewal 

■ All blocked sewer drains 

■ All blocked stormwater drains 

■ Electric eel & diagnostic drain camera 

■ High pressure water jetting service 

■ Plumbing for home renovations 

■ Leaking hot water heaters gas & electric 

■ Gasfitting - Oven, cook top & BBQ installations 

■ Extra Gas bayonet points for the home 

■ Seniors Card welcome 

■ 24hrs/7 days emergency 

Gary Renouf Plumbing Visa, M/Card, 

B/Card T2 

Lic. 125617c 

LOCAL PLUMBER 

0488 801 042 

• Taps, Hot water, Blocked Drains, Blocked pipes 

• 24/7 EMERGENCY Plumbers 

• On-time & Reliable 

• Plumbers you can trust 

• All works guaranteed 

• $0 CALL out 

• You approve the price before we start! 

$50 OFF when you mention this AD 

BLOCKED DRAINS & SEWER SPECIALIST 

9638 1398 0419 409 130 

All general plumbing including gas. (24hr 

Emergency Service) No job too sml. Free 

quotes. STEMBRIDGE PLUMBING. Lic. 9880 

Mastercard & Visa welcome. 

S.A.PLUMBING SERVICES FREE CAMERA 

SERVICE WITH EVERY BLOCKED DRAIN 

0416 297 555 9809 7555 

All suburbs 

• electric eel • leaking taps 

• hot water • water • roof guttering 

• gas fitting • leaking toilets • blocked drain 

• home renovations • real estate strata. 

• 7 days a week friendly sevice. Lic L 10575 

PROTECH PLUMBING 

0418 971 587 

• 24 Hrs Emergency Service 

• Blocked Drains Cleared 

• Water Leaks. Leaking Toilets 

• Real Estate Strata Work 

• Pensioner Discount. All Areas. 

P H PLUMBING & HANDYMAN SERVICES 

Peter 0498 181 354 

* Water Jetter Drain Cleaner * CCTV * All plumbing 

needs except Gas * Ryde Local Lic 258239c 

Pure Plumbing Professionals 

The Punctual Plumbers - 9191 7353 

• Local Business Award Winning Plumbers 

• $0 Call Out Fee* • Fast Emergency Service 

• Hot Water Repairs • Blocked Drains Cleared 

• Taps and Toilets • Noisy Pipes • Gas Fitting 

• Seniors Discounts 

www.pureplumbingpros.com.au 

RYDE SEWERFIX 

9809 4230 0412 200 939 

Sewer & Stormwater Speciali st 

• Blockages Cleared • CCTV & Pipe Location 

• Repairs & Replacement • Free Quotes 

Over 50 year experience 

Lic. L985 

PAUL RUFF & SON PLUMBING 

0418 961 406 

Est. Locally 1981 Lic 3792 

To advertise 

Phone 

Narelle: 9807 6666 

PLUMBERS (continued) 

VOTED NORTHERN DISTRICTS No 1 

PLUMBERS. FREE CALL 

1800 799 963 9844 5858 

• $0 CALL OUT FEE 

• 15% Seniors Disc – Same Day Service 

• Blocked Drains Cleared • Free Camera Serv. 

• Leaking Toilets & Taps Repaired/Replaced 

• Hot Water Repairs, Water Leaks, Roof Leaks 

• 24/7 Days Emergency Service C/Card & Eftpos 

Maintenance King Plumbing Lic 257776c 

THE PIED PLUMBER LOCAL 

1300 13 80 80 

FIXED ON TIME, ON BUDGET, WITH NO MESS! 

* Fully Insured and Licensed 

* 10% Seniors and Pensioner Discount 

* Emergency Services and Inspections 

* Hot Water * Drains Cleared * Taps * Toilets 

* Gas * Burst Pipes * We’ll Knock $50 off. 

www.piedplumber.com.au Lic 278840c 

Momcilovic Plumbing Services 

Dusan 9801 5305 0431 711 811 

Blocked Drains - Hot Water Heating 

Leaking Taps/Toilets - Gas Installation 

Burst Pipes - Gutter Cleaning 

Fast, Reliable, Honest 

Call Dusan on 9801 5305 or 0431 711 811 

Lic 284276 

M.K.E. PLUMBING & GAS 

0419 250 761 9868 4830 

Hot water, leaky taps & toilets. gas fittings & 

emerge. serv etc. Marsfield Lic 178124c 

FRANK DRAPER SEWER REPAIRS & 

REPLACEMENTS 

0438 065 852 

Free Quotes, High Pressure Water Jetter 

Service. - Ryde 

Lic 181690c 

RYDE GAS COMPANY 

9809 4230 0412 200 939 

Local Gas Specialists 

· Portable Gas Room Heaters Serviced 

· Carbon Monoxide Testing 

· Hot Water Heaters 

· Leak location & repair 

· New installations, replacement & additions 

· Bayonets & BBQ conversions. Lic. L985 

Need a Local Plumber Fast? 

9191 7353 

Do you have no hot water? 

Is your drain blocked? 

Are your taps and toilets leaking? 

Do you want an extra gas point? 

For fast friendly service with a smile 

Call Jeremy on 9191 7353 

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed 

BUDGET PLUMBING 

0439 742 874 

All plumbing problems incl. gas fitting, 

hot water, dripping taps, leaking cisterns, 

blocked drains. No service flat rate for 

blocked sewers labour, local area. Free Call. 

Pensioner discounts 

Ph. 0439 742 874 

Lic 145563c 

JIM MEADE PLUMBING 

0418 247 597 

* Maintenance * Repairs * Renovations 

* Pensioner Disc * Fully Insured Lic.46242c 

STOP DRIP PLUMBING 

0403 847 378 Tyron 8957 2502 

* For all your plumbing needs. * Blocked Drains, 

* Leaking Taps, Leaking Toilets, Water leaks, 

* Gas Leaks, Hot Water Heaters, 

Friendly, Clean, Reliable, 24/7 Service 

 

Lic 318730c 

To advertise 

Phone 

Narelle: 9807 6666 

Psychologists & 

Relationship 

Counsellors 

OPEN SKY PSYCHOLOGY 

1300 739 531 

• Anxiety, Depression, Complex problems 

• Addictions, Trauma, Parenting 

• Children, Teens, Adults, Couples, Families 

After Hours and Saturdays available. 

Bookings within a few days. 6 practitioners 

(incl. Workcover approved) 

Suite 9, 227 Morrison Rd, Ryde 

www.openskypsychology.com.au 

REFRIGERATOR REPAIRS 

REFRIGERATION 0447 760 652 

Fridge & Freezer Repairs, Free Quotes, 

all makes & models, all areas. Call Danny 

now Ph. 8294 5725

REFRIGERATOR REPAIRS 

(continued) 

RYDE REPAIR CENTRE 9807 9828 

Repairs all fridges/seal washers, dryers, dishwashers. 

7 days. 

0409 833 832 9807 9828 

REMOVALISTS 

RYDE REMOVALS & STORAGE 

9809 4535 0418 230 671 

Local, country & interstate 6 ton trucks. Free quotes. 

ACORN FURNITURE REMOVALS. 

9988 0775 0418 216 328 

Professional *Reliable *Caring Local, country & 

interstate No job too small Free quotes. 

AB HOME REMOVAL 

0431 995 369 9745 5772 

Excellent Service. No job too big or small. Local 

and interstate. $80 per hour. 

KW HOUSE REMOVALS 

0403 903 022 0466 669 107 

•Residential •Office •Factory •All areas 

Good rates & Reliable services! 

roofing 

J & M SCHALK. 

9878 4483 0408 642 056 

Roof repairs. Metal, tile & leaking roof replacing 

valleys, F/Q, Lic R91302. 

AAA ACTIVE ROOFING 

0404 397 198 8677 4141 

All roof restore & repair 30% off. Pressure 

cleaning. F/Q 

Lic 133762c 

LOCAL SYDNEY ROOF SPECIALIST 

0414 837 679 Phil 9715 1804 

Leak finding/Repairs (tiles, metal, slate) shingals/skylights, 

asbestos, copper, Waterproofing , Lead, Flashings, 

cappings, ridgepointing, rebedding, Chimney’s, 

Stormwater Drains Cleared, relayed, Diverted, fixed. 

(Gutter’s/Downpipes) renewal, cleaning, whirlybirds. 

Same day service – reliable, professional, efficient. 

All work guaranteed. 25 Yrs exp. C/Cards, 

Eftpos, 24/7 Emergencies. 

Lic 143252c 

sam’s roofing P/L 

Sam 0416 178 058 

All metal roofing & guttering, no job too small 

33yrs exp. Ph Sam for quote. Lic 215152c 

Top ryde top roofing 

0410 322 681 9871 0313 

• High pressure cleaning 

• All roof repairs & painting F/Q. 

• Dulux Colour. • Pens Disc 

Lic 136874c 

roof painting 

AARON’S ROOFING 

0410 322 681 9871 0313 

High pressure cleaning. All roof repairs & 

colour 20% off. F/Q Pens Disc. 

SKY ROOF PAINTING 

0418 605 025 9929 4966 

Water blasting & re-spraying 28 yrs exp Pen 

Dis Free Quotes Member MPA 

PETER PAINTING 

0423 808 115 8819 2795 

High pressure clean & painting. Free quotes. 

20% off quoted price. Work Guaranteed. 

 

Lic 157468c 

roof repairs 

BOB THE ROOFER 0418 677 188 

Leak Detection. All roof & gutter repairs guaranteed. 

35yrs Exp. C/Cards OK. Lic 123259C 

rubbish removals 

A CHEAP TRUCK LOAD OF RUBBISH 

9898 0774 0412 828 529 

From $30m3 Same day service. * All 

types of Rubbish Removal * Domestic 

& commercial. * ALL AREAS 24/7 * 

CHEAPER THAN SKIP-BINS. DECEASED 

ESTATES / GARAGE CLEAN OUTS. 

Handy 

rubbish removals 

(continued) 

AUSSIE BATTLER. 

0413 115 450 Brian 9858 2846 

20yrs exp all areas, rubbish, gard’, pruning & 

odd jobs. F/Q, same day service 8 days/week. 

Brian NO TEXTING. 

CHEAPEST PRICE RUBBISH REMOVAL 

9809 2536 Garry 0416 295 790 

* Residence * Office * Factories 

* Household * Garden Waste * Large or Small 

* Deceased Estates * 7 Days * Sen. Disc 

25 Years Exp. “We’ll Save You” 

FLECK RUBBISH REMOVAL 

Glen 0418 268 040 

• All Areas • 24/7 • Free Quotes 

• Excavator for hire 

• Domestic/Commercial 

• Good Rates 

• All types of waste • Senior Disc. Call Glen. 

AAA COMPLETE RUBBISH REMOVALS 

0416 099 599 9613 7774 

• All Types of Rubbish – Good Rates 

• Property Maintenance 

• Commercial / Domestic 


• All Areas 24/7 Free Quotes. 

safety rails 

SAFETY RAILS BY RAILS 2U 

Les 0439 967 102 

Make your home safer by installing internal and 

external rails by experienced installer. 

Can supply and install large range of rail sizes, 

no long waiting lists. No job too small. Senior 

Discounts. NDIS Approved Provider. Ph Les 

SECURITY & ALARMS 

PELSEC SECURITY 

Chris 0411 369 046 

Free Quotes Sydney-Wide Domestic and 

Commercial Alarms, CCTV, Intercoms, 

Ducted vaccums, Phone, Data, Television. 

Honest and reliable. Lic No. 00100331 

SEWING MACHINE REPAIRS 

SEWING MACHINE REPAIRS 

0401 802 752 

Mal Bruce Old Fashioned Home service 

given. 50 years exp. with all brands. 

SKIP BINS 

CALL-A-BIN 

0412 606 222 Brian 9802 2616 

2m, 3m, 4m, 6m & 9m bins. Local services. 

Best price. Call Brian 

PAYLESS MINI SKIPS 

0402 844 744 George 0415 224 460 

2-3-4m. Fast reliable service, specialising 

in small drives. Call George 

SOLAR INSTALLATIONS 

MPV SOLAR 

9817 0333 

Reduce youre electricity bills. First Class 

advice, equipment and workmanship. 

20 years in the RYDE Area. 

mpvgroup.com.au 

Phone 


Lic 67862c 

Solicitors & CONVEYANCING 

OSBORNE HOWELL 9807 3222 

Over 50 years in RYDE. 

Shop 6, 43-49 Blaxland Road, Ryde 

(Entry via Argyle Ave) Wills, Estates, 

Probate, Conveyancing, Family Law, Commercial 

Leases, Sale of Business. 

LEES & GIVNEY LAWYERS 

9816 1122 

Established 1983 - 

Accredited Specialist: Family Law and 

Wills, Estate Law; Conveyancing, Enduring 

Power of Attorney. Home visits available. 

243 Victoria Road, Gladesville 

Guide 

Solicitors & CONVEYANCING 

(continued) 

LEVY PARTNERS 9809 1533 

Trusted since 1957 4a Church St, Ryde 

KENNEDY CONVEYANCING 1300 481 487 

Melvyn B Kennedy Adv Dip Con (TSyd) JP NSW 

• Area of practice • Conveyancing NSW wide 

• Conveyancing legal advice 

• Purchase & Selling Property 

• Preparation of Contracts • Contract Review 

• Property negotiations & Settlements 

• Commercial Purchase, Selling & Retail lease 

PO Box 3484, Putney NSW 2112 Lic. 05008998 

STONEMASON 

STONEMASON 

9635 9875 Said Rizk or James 0408 292 460 

Bricklayer, stonework, all repairs & 

concreting. No job too small. Fully Insured. 

 

Lic R85372 

stove repairs 


Repairs all stoves & ovens, 7 days / fast service 

0409 833 832 9807 9828 

surveyor 

ATS LAND SURVEYORS 

9808 6854 

Suite 3, 75 Rydedale Rd, West Ryde, ats1@ 

atssurveyors.com.au 

swimming 

CARLILE SWIMMING 

9808 3199 Enquiries 0417 477 733 

Leaders in Learn-to-Swim and Swim Coaching 

for 45 years at Ryde. 

Year round Tuition at all levels in warm (34c) state 

of the art indoor pools. 

• Learn to Swim. Babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers 

and elementary at 16 Cross Street Ryde. 

• Style Correction for school competition in 

graded classes at Ryde Aquatic Centre 

TAX AGENT 

Rod Ross CA 

Investment property specialist, Tax Variation 

lodgements 

Visit www.rodrossca.com.au for more detail. 

TELEPHONE 

INSTALLATIONS 

TELEPHONE INSTALLATION 

Telephone & data cabling 0412 114 146 

TILES/TILING 

TONY TILING 0414 616 366 

All ceramic tiles (wall & floor) etc. All water 

proofing. All areas. 

Lic R78511 

ACCLAIM TILING SERVICES 

Gaby 0404 032 426 

Specilaising in bathroom renos & all types of 

wall & floor tiling. Call Gaby Lic 251461c 

SAM THE TILING MAN 

9832 9837 0413 072 621 

Small tiling jobs only Lab & Mats under 

$1000 40 yr exp Lic No. 68534C 

Innovative Tiling Floor & Wall Tiling 

0407 442 288 

• All Wall And Floor Tiling Interior & Exterior 

• Waterproofing Interior & Exterior 

• Kitchen & Laundry splash backs 

• Bathroom, Pools & Laundry Renovations 

• Leaking Shower Repairs 

• Stack Stone & Natural Stones 

• Professional Friendly Advice 

• Special Price For Pensioners 

• Free Measure & Detailed Quote 

• We Do It Right The First Time. 

Call Raymond 0407 442 288 

Lic Number 202336c 

tree lopping 

VIC’S TREE CUTTING 

0404 162 752 9858 2874 

Tree pruning and removal, stump grinding. Fully ins. 

Free Quotes. Qual Aborist. Family business. 


tree lopping (continued) 

CHIPFAST 

9874 2229 0417 227 622 

all aspects of tree work, fully insured, qualified 

arborist, free quotes, wholesale garden mulch. 

THE TREE CUTTING COMPANY 

9873 4442 0423 623 777 

Large tree removal. Safe, efficient, affordable. 

Insured & qualified arborist. 

www.treecutting.com.au 

able tree service 0415 756 713 

1/2 price this month, 20% Pens. Disc. All 

aspects of tree and stump removal. Qualified 

Arborist F/Q Fully Ins. Call Andrew 

A.J’S TREELOPPING & RUBBISH REMOVAL 

0412 933 031 

Quick, reliable, fully insured, free quote, pens. disc. 

Extra services incl. stump grinding, garden main, 

small concrete jobs, etc. 

AT YOUR TREE SERVICE 

0415 124 794 

Local Business. All aspects of Tree Work. Fully 

Insured. Free Quotes. 

W: www.atyourtreeservice.com.au 

E: atyourtreeservice@gmail.com 

TUITION 

MATHEMATICS Jo-Anne 

0401 914 269 

Yr 4-12 Ext 1 & 2. Very experienced teacher 

& tutor. Call Jo-Anne 

TV, DVD & AUDIO INSTALLS 

TV, AUDIO INSTALLATIONS 

Nick 0412 667 770 

Set up of Plasma/LCD, Home theatre, DVD, 

Hi-Fi. Pens disc. Technician with 40yrs exp. 

Call Nick. 

TV REPAIRS 

EXCELLENCE ELECTRONIC ENTERPRISE 

0412 566 100 9807 2772 

• Install, DVD, Setup box Foxtel/Optus 

• Get your DIGITAL Ready 

• All TV, DVD, Hi-Fi, Microwave, Vacuum, 

Antenna • Owner operated for 20 years 

WEST RYDE TV & DIGITAL BOX SET UP 

9804 6954 

DVD, home theatre, plasma TV Antenna, 

install & repairs 35 yrs exp. Pen Disc. 

VENETIAN BLINDS 

AMORS VENETIAN BLIND LAUNDRY 

8765 1733 

Gentle pressure clean, wax finish, re-cond. of 

all makes, free wash with all full reps. Same 

day serv. Meas & quote on venet, vertical & 

Holland. Gladesville. 

WASHING MACHINE 

REPAIRS 


Repairs all washers, dryers, fridges/seal, dishwashers. 

7 days. 0409 833 832 9807 9828 

weddings 

RAY WOOD PHOTOGRAPHY 

0414 843 759 

WINDOW CLEANING 

NO STREAKS WINDOW CLEANING, 

9808 6773 Eugene 0415 258 454 

Prompt, friendly, reliable service, F/Q, fully ins. 

Eugene 

SPIC AND SPAN WINDOW CLEANING 

Greg 0411 055 476 

Also soft house wash. Greg: H/ pressure 

cleaning. Sydney Water exempt. 

OUTLOOK GLASS WINDOW CLEANING 

9874 2815 David 0412 667 525 

Pressure clean/softwash. Fully Qualified. 

Fully Insured 20 yrs exp. Call David 

YOGA 

NIRVANA SCHOOL OF YOGA - RYDE 

9809 5618 

Stress relieving, recuperative Strengthen, 

relax. Suit all body types. 

vifb–nirvana@optusnet.com.au


glass services 

Trades & Services 9807 6666 

ices 9807 6666 

GLASS SERVICES 

roofing 

RUBBISH REMOVAL 

To advertise 

Phone 

Narelle: 

9807 6666 

Plumbing 

tion rubbish removal 

RUBBISH REMOVAL 

• FREE QUOTES 

• Trees Lopped 

• Yards Cleaned 

• Demolition Work 

• Stumps Removed 

• Factory & Office 

Stripouts 

FAST EDDY’S 

PH: 9550 2046 

MOB: 0418 486 665 

fasteddysrubbishremovals@bigpond.com 

www.fasteddysservices.com 

Credit cards welcome 

WE LOAD, YOU RELAX 

Laing is presented with a framed women’s 

TREE 

jersey 

SERVICES 

by Rovers’ Life Member Karen Harrison. 

ST RYDE ROVERS 

3 Soccer Registrations 

ew Members Welcome! 

in 2012 including 13 women’s teams! 

s to All Age, Over 35’s, Over 45’s & 

Super League. 

lue participation, fair play and fun. 

to provide development opportunities 

for all our players. 

Registration Dates 

urday 2 nd February 9am – 3pm 

or 

nday 3 rd February 9am – 1pm 

bank Park (Adelaide St. entrance) 

FREE TRAINING BALL 

For Under 6’s and 7’s 

30 

THIS MONTH 

and socks included in all registrations 

Want to know more? 

ck our website for details 

www.westryderovers.asn.au 

iries: Rachel Hogan (Registrar) 

ll.registrar@westryderovers.asn.au 

(0400)880839 

% 

OFF 

HANDYMAN / maintenance 

Smiths maintenance 

Needing the odd jobs done, maintenance 

of your house and yard. 

Smiths maintenance can help you. 

We service: 

Yards | Fencing | Painting 

Brick Work Hanging Doors 

Retaining Walls 

Call Stuart on 0484 311 662 

www. smiths-maintenance.business.site 

smithmaintenance@gmail.com 

GIRLS JUST WANT TO 

HAVE FUN? 

New Players Welcome 

ABLE TREE SERVICE 

* All aspects of Tree Work & 

Stump Removal 

* Qualified Aborist 

open! 

Teams from Under 7’s to Over 35’s 

Competition runs on Sundays 

* Free Quotes - Fully Insured 

Want to know more? 

* 20% Pensioner Discount 

Check our website for details 

www.westryderovers.asn.au 

* Best Price and Service 

* Landscaping and Paving 

WEST RYDE ROVERS 

SOCCER 

2013 Online Registrations now 

Club shorts and socks included in all registrations 

Registration Dates 

Saturday 2 nd February 9am – 3pm 

or 

Sunday 3 rd February 9am – 1pm 

Meadowbank Park (Adelaide St. entrance) 

Andrew: 0415 756 713 

Enquiries: Rachel Hogan (Registrar) 

football.registrar@westryderovers.asn.au 

(0400)880839 

painting 

Lic. No. 4461C 

Your Local Tradesman 

High Quality Domestic & 

Commercial Painting & Decorating 

Phone: ASHLEIGH - 0418 454 046 

avpainters@ozemail.com.au 

www.avpainters.com.au 

Specialising in 

• Heritage & 

Ornate Ceilings 

• Water-Damaged 

Ceilings 

• Insurance Work 

Bathroom, kitchen & painting restoration 

BEFORE AND AFTER 

We 

SPECIALISE 

in Kitchen 

& Bathroom 

Painting & 

Restoration 

Local Girl Guide leaders Alice Mee, Sarah Hassarati, Jo Kitchener, Louise Spencer, Jillian Michie 

with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. 

Premier’s recognition for Girl Guides 

LOCAL Girl Guide leaders were pleased to join other community volunteers at the 

Australia Day Western Sydney Community Reception hosted by the Premier Gladys 

Berejiklian at Lachlan’s, Old Government House, Parramatta. 

They were delighted to have 

the unexpected privilege of 

hearing from the 2019 Australians 

of the Year recipients 

(Dr Richard Harris OAM and 

Dr Craig Challen OAM) and Dr 

Suzanne Packer AM (Senior 

Australian of the Year) and Kate 

and Tick Everett (Local Hero) on 

what the national recognition 

meant to them. 

Eastwood District of Girl 

Guides has vacancies for girls 

aged 7 to 17. 

Girl Guides meet weekly and 

enjoy fun activities that develop 

confidence, skills in team work, 

and a caring attitude to the 

community and the environment. 

Email Louise at eastwoodbilby@gmail.com 

to find out more 

about the fun activities available 

at Eastwood Girl Guides. 

Further information on Guiding 

can be obtained from the 

Guides NSW website www. 

girlguides-nswact.org.au or 

by phoning Girl Guides NSW & 

ACT Head Office on 8396 5200. 

Plantation Shutters & Blinds 

Call us: 0404 445 436 

NOW IN SIX LANGUAGES! 


Plantation Shutters, 

Roller Blinds, 

Verticals, Venetian 

and Panel Glides. 

Call Cameron for a 

free quote 

0401 805 534 

Based in North Ryde, 

Owner/Operator with over 

9 years in the industry. 

Ryde Lantern Club’s recent fund raising bus trip to the Central Coast helped raise 

$1000 which has been directed to the Royal Institute for Deaf & Blind Children at North 

Rocks. Enquiries President Rosemary 9809 4979.


CARS FOR SALE 

PROTON Persona 2010, 1 

owner, 4 door, automatic 

many extras, done 25,500 

klm, long rego, A1 cond, sell 

$7,000.00 no offers Ph 9868 

2939 

MERCEDES SLK-230 Supercharged 

extractors, 

metal roof convertable, 

117,000kms, climate a/c 

leather auto AMG mags exc 

cond new tyres reg $10,200 

Ph 9879 5072 0438 651 

527 

FOR SALE 

FRIDGE Kelvinator 430 litre, 

bottom freezer, left hinge, great 

for family, limited use great 

cond $350 Ph 0420 429 684 

KITCHEN Whiz new in box $50 

Ph 0415 953 099 

TREADMILL Working, monitor 

not working $80.00, microwave 

oven $30, floor steamer 

mop $50, clothes steamer $80 

Ph 0415 953 099 

KIDS Sliders x 2, 1 x huffy 

green machine, 1 x crane kids 

slider, 2 to choose from $50 ea 

Ph 0415 953 099 

SCOOTER Electric with charger 

$100 Ph 0415 953 099 

STROLLER Steelcraft $100 Ph 

0415 953 099 

BAR Fridge Lemaire as new 

$120 Ph 0415 953 099 

DOWNSIZING Quality imported 

furniture, all as new. Please 

call to inspect the variety of 

furniture, also Smeg gas hot 

plate & electric fan forced oven 

Ph 0412 133 742 

KAYAK Double seater Boreal 

Esperanto with pedal rudder 

stable and easy to handle, life 

jackets and trolley included 

$700 Call Ron 0411 639 641 

FRIDGE Kelvinator 430 litre, 

bottom freezer, left hinge, great 

for family, limited use great 

cond $350 Ph 0420 429 684 

VINTAGE Trunkoriginal markings 

Southampton to Australia, 

original straps with decorative 

steel clips (no key), 

enormous character would 

compliment any home, size 

880mmx580mmx640mm, 

new aluminium base and interior 

lining material, $180.00 

cash on pick up Ph 0412 265 

524 

BABY Cot very good cond 

very rare as new, we deliver 

to you $110 or near offer Ph 

0413 115 242 9817 1822 

TOOL Box locks strong aluminium 

75x55x45 high $65, 

also drills and cordless drill 

and many quality tools all 

cheap Ph 0425 370 022 

AIR Fryer Tefal family size 

digital vgc $35 Ph 0425 370 

022 

PRESSURE Cooker very 

special 4 1/2 litre solid steel 

delux and classy for the saving 

$55 Ph 0425 370 022 

MIRROR Set Queen Vict very 

beautiful gilded artistic frame 

bevelled 75x45cm, 50x45cm 

oval, $45 and $65 Ph 0425 

370 022 

LEAF Blower $35, hedge cutter 

$25, trimmer $5 to $7 best 

quality not bulky items Ph 

0425 370 022 

WALKER with Chair and basket, 

fold up strong like new 

good value $75 Ph 0425 370 

022 

CUTTER Wood or steel new 

in box, cut branches powerful 

with 2 blades, good quality 

$60 ono Ph 0425 370 022 

LOUNGES Lightweight two 

green cloth, bought new 

Chicago, seats four, good 

cond $50 each Ph 9879 5072 

0438 651 527 

LANDLINE Phone Samsung 

FXSF505 with facs $10 ono 

works well Ph 9888 5051 

GOLF Clubs Mazfli full set 

good cond, bag & buggy extra 

flop wedge $150 Ph 0449 

967 123 

OBITUARIES 

SET Top box DSE DBT Dick 

Smith $5 needs remote Ph 

9888 5051 

GOLD Coins for sale various 

types available reasonable 

prices Ph 0409 372 082 

CAMERA Kodak C180 easyshare 

$5 Ph 9888 5051 

TROUT Fly’s assorted 60 

cents each or 50 for 25 dollars, 

also saltwater fly’s 3 to 4 

dollars each Ph 0409 669 818 

NOVELS French, thrillers, 

mostly new $5 for 10 books 

Ph 9888 5051 

SUSPENSION Files unused 

$6 for 25, $8 for 25 with tabs 

Ph 9888 5051 

PRINTER Inks Canon new 

#526 complete set unused 

80 dollars Ph 0409 669 818 

HENS For sale lay eggs $15 

each Ph 9807 6190 

COCKATIELS For sale 

$30.00 each, $50.00 pairs 

special one month only Ph 

9807 1397 

“KARCHER” Hard floor 

cleaner used twice, great for 

tiles near new paid $350 asking 

$220 after 4pm Ph 9869 

1832 

FREEBIES 

KITCHEN Cabinet doors 

& hinges, computer desk 

hutch type good cond Ph 

9802 7712 

ROOM TO RENT 

Room to rent Ryde 3 BR 

House $200wk Ph: Terry 

0407714699 

WORK WANTED 

CLEANING * 

Thorough, regular, 

reliable, home/office 

* Ironing 

* Experienced Honest 

Lady * Good Refs 

* Free Quotes Ph 

0421 180 466 

BAXTER Merle - Passed away Ryde. Aged 92 years. 

February 16. Late of Gladesville. 

Aged 84 years. 

LEE-ARCHER Mervyn Reginald 

OAM - Passed away February 12. 

BRYAN Christopher James - Late of Ermington. Aged 92 years. 

Passed away February 17. Late of 

Putney. Aged 63 years. 

MILLISS David Ernest - Passed 

away February 8. Late of Concord. 

CUNNINGHAM Scott Anthony - 


Formerly of Burwood. Aged 87 

years. 

Lane Cove. Aged 49 years. 

SMITH Douglas Duncan - 

DEED Hubert Hilton (Bert) - 


North Epping. Aged 86 years. 

ISAACS Phillip Daryl OAM - 


Passed away February 12. Late 

of Leichhardt. Formerly off Lane 

Cove and Gerringong. 

THOMPSON Lorraine Isobel - 


Hunters Hill. Aged 86 years. Eastwood. Aged 88 years. 

This coupon to be used only for those adverts listed below, $2.20 will guarantee next 

edition,FREE KENNEDY adverts John will Joseph be published ‘Jack’ in order WHITING of receipt.DEADLINE Robert Harry for all - adverts Passed is 

5pm - Passed Monday’s. away. No multiple Formerly bookings of West will be away accepted February on coupons.No 10. Aged Trading 85 years. Corner 

Adverts accepted by phone, fax or email. DO NOT SEND COINS IN POST . 

For all other Classified adverts please call 9807 6666 

PO BOX 123, RYDE, 1680 (817 VICTORIA RD, RYDE) 

Lane Cove MP Anthony Roberts discusses crime prevention with Supt David Waddell earlier this month. 


Elderly man killed in Huntley’s Point 

AN ELDERLY man was struck and killed by a passing van in 

Huntley’s Point last Saturday morning. 

The fatality occurred 

around 11.30am when 

two vehicles were 

involved in a crash 

on the Tarban Creek 

Bridge and the 80 

year old man got out 

of his car to exchange 

details with another 

driver. 

He was then hit by 

the white van and later 

treated by paramedics. 

The van driver was 

treated for shock. 

“Bystanders stopped 

to look and help and 

they’ve obviously 

been distraught by 

what they saw,” NSW 

Police Inspector Anthony 

Boyd said. 

“It was a very traumatic 

incident.” 

Crash investigators 

remained on the 

scene on Saturday to 

determine the exact 

cause of the fatal incident. 

*** 

POLICE arrested 

two suspected theives 

in Ryde and North 

Ryde last week. 

Around 3pm on Friday 

a 54-year-old man 

from Lewisham entered 

a clothing store 

at Ryde and allegedly 

stole several T shirts 

before fleeing the 

store. 

The suspect was later 

captured by police 

officers who allegedly 

found a knife in his 

pocket and a key card 

in another person’s 

name. 

He was then issued 

with a Court Attendance 

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In the other arrest, 

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Ryde on Thursday. 

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police captured him 

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North Ryde and 

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that he was wearing 

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Feb 16 Internal Trials P 

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M Richardson R Reitano K 

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1 E Meagher d B Paterson, 

L Macdonald d K Ruser 

Mon Feb 11 A team participated 

in the District Senior 

Fours J Jones K Russell R 

Eagles L Macdonald were 

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by North Epping at Denistone 

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Tennant R Eagles L Mac- 

Donald d J Bryant K Russell 

J Jones 

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M Armstrong M Dewhirst, 

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Battersby Social Fours C 

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EXPERIENCED quartet of Lorna Humphreys (lead), Pat Saunders (second), 

Shirley Leabeater (third) and Ivy HItchens (skip) recently captured 

the 2019 North Ryde RSL Women’s Bowling Club Fours championship. 

They defeated Susie Fennell ( sub lead), Pat Ferris (second), June Bax 

(third) and Slavica Beram (sub skip) in the final that was staged in sultry 

conditions. 

Lorna, Pat, Shirley and Ivy qualified to compete in the Macquarie District 

Fours at Denistone. 

Hillies outclass St George Vets 

HUNTERS HILL Pirates’ first four games in the City & Suburban Cricket 

competition in the New Year were tragic - but did have their highlights 

and are worth sharing. 

Dashing batsman Joel 

Brooks was steady and 

compiled 81 runs from 

three knocks. 

There were flashes of 

brilliance from James 

Woods (36), Alex Miller 

(56) and Rodney Bourgonjen 

(60) while in the 

bowling stakes there 

were two standouts - 

Andy Ball and Manish 

Misra - who both took 

two wickets each in all 

of their three appearances. 

Last Saturday at Boronia 

Park Oval, Manish 

captured 3-32 off 

ten overs to help roll St 

George Vets for 129. 

Captain Andrew Hobden 

snared a tidy 1-23 

off eight while new man 

Tesh Kanogia was keen 

to show his wares, grabbing 

2-17 off seven 

overs - mixing it up with 

a combination of medium 

pace and spin. 

Brooks continued his 

fine form with a classy 

45 as the Hillies reached 

their target in the 23rd 

over with six wickets 

in hand - supported by 

an unbeaten 32 from all 

rounder Kanogia and 

Miller (27). 

Bowling Round-up 

Sports d A Jarvis M Caruso 

B Lancett A Heyes 36/9 

Putney F Cornelis Kingsley 

Lake A Windle R Marrins 

d Denistone Sports 

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Andrews S Hon d P Smith 

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Moran 26/15 M Collum N 

Morris/M Pike A Gordon 

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Gordon l Sturman 18/12 

D Erskine M Popovic d G 

D’Souza J Bowring 32/18 

Thu Men’s Minor Singles 

A Gordon d L Sturman 

31/15 Fri Men’s Minor 

Singles O Hostrup d G 

Newlove 31/12 B Paxton 

d K Crowther 31/21 

Men’s Fours Semi-Final 

S Bonthrone A Gordon J 

Barker J Lloyd d L Sturman 

G Screen B Patterson 

G Moon 30/11 Sat Ladie’s 

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Moran M Gordon S Hobson 

d N Morris G D’Souza 

M Terry M Screen 18/14 

Social B Paxton M Pike R 

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J Toth 18/15 L Hattersley I 

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Wed Feb 13 Social J Roberts 

G Carroll d V Ardino 

L Hansen 22/20 R Collyer 

P Chatfield d G Jenkins J 

Gwilym 37/9 A Rozsnyoi W 

Carpenter D Galati d J Rae 

G Landon R Howell 38/15 

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N Elder d B Logan C Carmichael 

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W Dewhirst d J Higgins 

T Siviour J Uren 28/19 R 

Hoare B Goldsworthy d 

G Monk R Preston (Carl) 

21/19 R French P Murphy 

d D Livesey D Kensett- 

Smith 26/13 J Arkins R 

Summerhayes R Palmer 

d C Carmichael J Stuart G 

Young 29/23 S Walmsley 

R Hurley T King d J Leek 

A Beloe N Elder 24/19 B 

Took R Milner B Logan d 

G Irving J Dalton J Mazzaferro 

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Rayner B Goldsworthy d A 

Moore J Hobson A Cukon 

19/16 R McDonell R Milner 

R French d R Fraser J 

Klueckmann A Ryce 20/18 

J Wedderburn H Jones J 

Mazzaferro d B Cupitt A 

Carter T King 30/24 B Hon 

R Dickinson R Mackenzie 

d C Norgate M Harris 

B Godsell 30/14 Feb 16 

Internal Pennant Trials P 

Taylor D Livesey J Stuart R 

Palmer d T Siviour D Vail 

D Kensett-Smith P Murphy 

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French T King G Young d A 

Mercier J Uren R Summerhayes 

W Dewhirst 28/22 G 

Monk J Higgins J Roddy 

P Dunleavy d T Slater J 

Hobson B Godsell G Mc- 

Donald 27/12 J Wedderburn 

W Brigden J Leek B 

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Tearaway Nic spurs Tigers’ trophy quest 

PACE spearhead Nic Bills (pictured) has produced a lion-hearted two 

day effort with the ball to propel Sydney Cricket Club into championship 

calculations. 

The right arm quick 

bagged four wickets 

as the Tigers pummelled 

University of 

NSW at Kensington 

last Saturday to take 

a giant step towards 

securing a finals 

berth in the 2018-19 

NSW Premier Cricket 

first grade cricket 

competition. 

Bills snared the figures 

of 4-41 off eleven 

overs to help skittle 

University for 109 after 

Sydney declared 

on their massive first 

day tally of 5-410. 

The resounding win 

keeps the Tigers in 

fourth spot on 50 

points behind competition 

pacesetters 

Sydney University 

(67), second placed 

UTS North Sydney 

(55) and third placed 

Penrith (53) with two 

preliminary rounds to 

be completed. 

A revved up Bills 

backed up his previous 

day heroics by 

grabbing 5-44 in a 

lively ten over spell 

as the Tigers eliminated 

St George from 

the first grade Limited 

Overs competition 

last Sunday at Drummoyne 

Oval. 

Dashing half centuries 

from all rounder 

Ryan Felsch (61 runs 

off 48 balls) and skipper 

Dan Smith (52 off 

56 balls) piloted Sydney 

to an impressive 

quarter final victory 

over the Saints. 

Earlier in the day, 

Bills ripped through 

the St George 

batting line-up to 

leave the visitors 

reeling at 7-105 

before an unbeaten 

57 off 64 balls 

by tailender Adam 

Whatley helped his 

side register 208. 

The flamboyant 

Felsch capped 

an outstanding 

all round performance 

– thumping 

four sixes and 

five boundaries to 

top score with 61 

runs after claiming 

3-39 off ten 

overs including the 

prize wicket of Test 

rookie Kurtis Patterson 

for 8. 

He also added 62 

runs for the second 

wicket with Anthony 

Mosca (26). 

The injury-ravaged 

Smith produced 

a vintage 

52 with three sixes 

and three boundaries 

and set up 

the victory with a 

fifth wicket stand 

of 75 with English 

recruit Zak Crawley 

(40 not out) as 

the Tigers (5-211) 

eclipsed the Saints 

in the 41st over. 

18 year old paceman 

Hugh Sherriff 

also made an impact 

- taking 2-46 

off ten overs. 

Sydney remain 

in the hunt for the 

Belvidere Cup first 

grade trophy after 

blitzing University 

at the Village 

Green. 

Rising off spinner 

Ben Manenti 

(3-32 off 12 overs) 

combined with NSW 

squad member Bills, 

teenage quick Sherriff 

(1-14 off seven) 

and Felsch (1-20 

off four) to rout the 

Students within 34 

overs to secure six 

valuable competition 

points. 

University were 

1-106 in their second 

innings with Harry 

Brook unbeaten on 

74 when the match 

ended. 

Sydney (50 points) 

host fifth placed Parramatta 

(44) in a vital 

two-day fixture starting 

this Saturday at 

Drummoyne Oval 

before finishing the 

preliminary rounds 

with a one-day home 

clash with Campbelltown-Camden 

on 

March 9.


TWT SPORTS STARS NO. 8, 9 & 10 

Honours for gymnasts Katie and Daisy 

top netballer Ebony and cricket ace Carter 

OUTSTANDING Gladesville acrobatic gymnasts Katie Rose and Daisy Puckeridge, talented 

Eastwood Ryde netballer Ebony Burnard and promising NSW Schoolboys cricketer 

Carter Margetson are the eighth, ninth and tenth monthly winners in the 2018-19 

TWT Club Six/Ryde Sports Foundation Sports Star of the Year Award. 

Rose and Puckeridge 

created history last year 

when they collected 

a bronze medal at the 

Acrobatic Gymnastics 

World Age Championships 

in Antwerp, Belgium; 

skilful midcourter 

Burnard shone for 

the Hawks in the NSW 

Netball Premier League 

Open competition while 

boom all rounder Margetson 

represented 

NSW last December at 

the National School- 

Sport Australia 12yrs 

and under Cricket 

Championships in Bunbury, 

Western Australia. 

All four will be recognised 

for their achievements at 

a Presentation Evening 

this Friday February 22 at 

Gladesville RSL Club from 

6pm. 

GLADESVILLE RSL Gymnastics 

Club has developed 

some of the country’s finest 

acrobatic gymnasts 

over the years and in KATIE 

ROSE and DAISY PUCK- 

ERIDGE they have two e 

prospects out of the box. 

Competing in the 12- 

18yrs age division at the 

Acrobatic Gymnastics 

World Age Championships 

in Antwerp, Belgium last 

April, the talented Rose of 

Hunters Hill and Puckeridge 

of Concord became the 

first Australian acrobatic 

gymnasts to clinch a world 

championship medal since 

the competition’s inception 

in 1998. 

It was a tremendous feat 

by the dynamic Gladesville 

duo who were pipped for 

gold by Russia and Great 

Britain by a mere 0.15 

points. 

Leading up to the final 

routines, Rose and 

Puckeridge - the reigning 

national club champions - 

produced brilliant displays 

in balance and dynamics 

to qualify first with 54.75 

points from 27 pairs from 

around the world. 

For their mighty efforts, 

the duo were the recipients 

of Gladesville RSL 

Youth Club’s prestigious 

James Tyson International 

Achievement Award for 

2018. 

They were joined on the 

national team by talented 

Gladesville juniors Milly 

Puckeridge, Kate Barry and 

Eloise Dwyer who competed 

in the 13-19yrs Women’s 

Trio division in Antwerp. 

The Australian team was 

coached by the Gladesville 

club’s accomplished mentor 

Agnes Sajgal with local 

girl Mia Romano a part of 

the Federation of International 

Gymnastics’ judging 

panel. 

Another local - the highly 

experienced State coach 

Ingrid Dunkerley - choreographed 

the girls’ routines. 

It is a testimony of the 

young talent bubbling 

through the Gladesville 

Club’s development programs 

and enhances its 

reputation as one of the 

powerbases of Australian 

Gymnastics. 

* * * 

EBONY BURNARD has 

proved a success story 

with Eastwood Ryde 

Hawks in the NSW Netball 

Premier League - es- 

tablishing herself in the 

Open side with dynamic 

performances during the 

2018 series. 

The 19 year old midcourter 

was blooded in the 

Hawks’ senior outfit after 

two years with the U/20s 

and grabbed her opportunity 

with both hands, nailing 

down a spot in the starting 

seven for much of the season. 

A feisty competitor, Ebony 

loves running and jumping 

on the netball court and 

soaking up invaluable tips 

from her more experienced 

team mates. 

She is a product of North 

Ryde RSL Netball Club in 

the Eastwood Ryde Netball 

Association and continues 

to turn out for them when 

available. 

Ebony, who is studying 

radiography at Sydney University, 

also umpires for the 

club each Saturday - giving 

back to grassroots netball. 

She started her netball 

career with North Ryde 

RSL Youth Club as an eight 

year old and first represented 

ERNA in the U/11 

State Age Championships 

in 2010. 

Ebony was a key figure 

for Eastwood Ryde in the 

U/12, U/13, U/14 and U/15 

representative age groups 

- spearheading the Hawks 

tto an Under 14 State 

Championship in 2013 and 

runners up in the U/15s. 

The State Age tournament 

boasts 80 teams from 

across the state in each 

age division, so it is no easy 

thing to become a State 

Age champion. 

In 2014 Ebony was 

chosen in the NSW U/16 

Schoolgirls team who were 

crowned national champions 

at the Melbourne All 

Schools Carnival and from 

there progressed into the 

Netball NSW State U/17 

team in 2016. 

A versatile athlete, Ebony 

was also a top Little 

Athletics prospect, 

competing for the Inner 

West Club and for four 

consecutive years was 

named Little Athletics 

State Multi Age champion. 

A State Multi-Event 

championship is held over 

two days and kids compete 

in their age group in seven 

events - throwing, jumping, 

sprinting, finishing with a 

gruelling 800m race. 

Over the weekend you 

gain points for each event 

you compete in and where 

you place; the points accumulate 

and the 800m race 

can quite often decide who 

wins the event. 

Going into the 800m race 

ahead on points doesn’t 

assure you of winning the 

medal. 

Ebony’s other sporting 

achievements and awards 

include: All Schools cross 

country competitor 2011 - 

2016; National Schools Volleyball 

championship 2016; 

Australian Junior Athletics 

championship 2013, 2014 

and 2015; Riverside Girls 

High School Sports Woman 

of the Year 2012-2015; 

Awarded the Sydney North 

Blue for netball and athletics 

and North Ryde RSL 

Junior Sports Person of the 

Year 2015. 

After a heartbreaking 

loss in last year’s Premier 

League Opens title decider, 

By CHRIS KARAS 

Ebony believes the Hawks 

can go one better in 2019 

under coach Jen Wright 

and bring home the trophy. 

* * * 

CARTER MARGET- 

SON of Gladesville is a 

young cricketer in a big 

hurry who has savoured a 

memorable summer. 

The promising all rounder 

achieved two significant 

milestones late last year 

when he helped Boronia 

Park Public School clinch 

an historic NSW Cricket 

Knockout Championship 

trophy and earned selection 

in the NSW team that 

competed at the National 

SchoolSport Australia 

12yrs and under Cricket 

Championships in Bunbury. 

It was a major accomplishment 

for the talented 

12 year old athlete, who 

has emerged from the Ryde 

Hunters Hill Pirates junior 

ranks and Inner West Harbour 

(formerly Gladesville) 

representative teams. 

Carter helped the Junior 

Blues reach the semi finals 

of the National Championship 

and impressed with his 

sharp pace bowling. 

He represented Inner 

West Harbour Association 

in the U/11 Creak, U/12 

Cawsey and U/13 Gee 

Shield competitions during 

the past three seasons 

where he shone with bat 

and ball. 

At the State Primary 

School Cricket Championships 

at Barooga (Riverina) 

last October, the young 

quick finished the leading 

wicket taker at the Carnival 

with 12 scalps while taking 

the new ball for Sydney 

North PSSA. 

Another highlight for 

Carter was his Player of 

the Match performance for 

Boronia Park in the final 

of the NSW State Primary 

Schools Sports Association 

Cricket Knockout Shield at 

Raby Sports Complex. 

Margetson top scored 

with 34 and snared 1-5 

as Boronia Park defeated 

Caves Beach (Lake Macquarie) 

to become the first 

school in the Ryde and 

Hunters Hill districts to lift 

the trophy. 

Boronia Park (120) were 

tottering at 5-41 before the 

stroke playing Margetson 

and team mate Finn Christensen 

combined for a 

match-turning sixth wicket 

partnership of 69 under extreme 

pressure. 

The boys then produced a 

superb bowling and fielding 

display to skittle the Caves 

Beach line up for 60. 

Carter capped a memorable 

2018 when he was 

named Boronia Park’s 

Champion Boy Athlete of 

the Year having also represented 

at Tiger Tag, athletics 

and swimming. 

It followed his feats with 

Boronia Park’s 2017 championship 

winning Senior 

Football team that won 

the competition for the first 

time in 32 years. 

Katie and Daisy, Ebony 

and Carter will receive their 

$1000 awards at the Sports 

Star of the Year Gala Dinner 

at Ryde Eastwood Leagues 

Club on May 3. 

Eastwood Ryde Hawks’ outstanding young midcourter 

Ebony Burnard is one to watch in the Netball 

NSW Premier League Opens championship in 2019. 

Skilful Gladesville RSL acrobatic gymnasts Daisy Puckeridge and Katie Rose created 

history when they won bronze for Australia in the 12-18yrs Women’s Pairs at 

the World Age Championships in Belgium. 

O’Kane a stand out as 

U/18 cubs blitz Raiders 

BALMAIN U/18 junior representative rugby league team returned to 

the winners list in style last Saturday by trouncing Canberra 44-16 at 

Belconnen Oval in second round action of the 2019 NSWRL S.G.Ball 

Cup competition. 

Still smarting from their 

narrow loss to St George 

in the premiership pipeopener 

seven days prior, 

the Tiger cubs bounced 

back with an emphatic 

victory over the Raiders. 

Emerging back rower 

Henry O’Kane led the 

charge with a powerhouse 

performance, 

crossing for two of the 

Tigers’ eight tries and 

creating havoc with his 

bullocking runs and jarring 

defence. 

It was a vastly improved 

display by the U/18 cubs, 

who hit their straps after 

the interval with a six try 

blitz. 

Canberra jumped to an 

early 8-0 lead before the 

Tigers levelled the scores 

with tries by sharp centre 

Livai Saukuru and winger 

Oskar Enasio after 26 

minutes. 

The Raiders regained 

the lead shortly after but 

there was no stopping the 

Tigers who overpowered 

their rivals in the second 

half with a dominant 

showing. 

O’Kane (2), forwards 

Zayn Wilkins, Jason 

Smyth, fullback Flynn 

Angles-Corke and Harley 

Sanchez all crossed for 

tries after the break with 

inspirational lock and 

skipper Daniel Sykes also 

turning in a solid game. 

BALMAIN 44 (H 

O’Kane 2, L Saukuru, 

O Enasio, Z Wilkins, J 

Smyth, F Angles-Corke, 

H Sanchez tries; Z Camroux 

6 gls) d CANBER- 

RA 16 (C O’Connor, H 

Fitzpatrick, J Williams 

tries; J Owen 2 gls). 

* * * 

CANBERRA edged out 

Balmain 18-10 in a hard 

fought Harold Matthews 

Cup tussle. 

A try by Raiders fullback 

Utuloa Asomua in the 

24th minute sealed victory 

for the home side in 

a tight contest. 

Lock forward James 

Dyball crashed over for a 

try in the opening minute 

that was converted by 

centre Alan Malibe before 

back rower Will Carroll hit 

back for the Tigers in the 

7th minute. 

A converted try by five 

eighth Liam Henry gave 

Canberra a 12-4 lead 

but Balmain reduced the 

deficit with a 21st minute 

try to winger Reagan Anthony 

Watts.


Sydney FC W-League 

champions for third time 

BALMAIN’S TIGERIFFIC TRIO 

Tigers Roaring to 

Leichhardt opener 

By the one-eyed Tiger 

Balmain born and bred Tigers star half back Luke 

Brooks gives encouragement to Balmain Harold 

Matthews Cup U/16s skipper Brandon Tumeth (left) 

and SG Ball Cup U/18s captain Daniel Sykes for the 

2019 NSWRL Junior Cup series. Daniel’s SG Ball 

cubs thrashed the Faders 44-16 in the Hot Air Capital 

Saturday running in eight tries with Zac Camroux 

booting six goals. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO. 

SYDNEY FC captain - dependable pocket rocket Teresa Polias - holds 

the W-League trophy aloft after the Sky Blues’ 4-2 Grand Final victory 

over Perth Glory at Kogarah Jubilee Oval last Saturday. Teresa and co are 

celebrating a win that is expected to boost the growing pool of talented 

footballing women in TWT Territory. That’s on top of the excitement building 

ahead of November’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in France where our 

giant-killing national team the Matildas will be vying for the prize of best 

team on the planet. SEE PAGE 20. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO. 

Our new look Tigers 

will show their class 

when they trial over the 

Ditch in Kiwiland Saturday 

March 2 and spearhead 

their NRL winning 

round 1 victory over 

the Manly Silvertails at 

Leichhardt Oval HQ Saturday 

March 16. 

Now’s the time to 

get set with the Ma-in- 

Law’s Funeral Fund on 

a Tigers Grand Final 

win coz the odds won’t 

get any better once the 

world sees their winning 

form. See ya there. 

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The Weekly Times - TWT - 20 February 2019

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