The Weekly Times - TWT - 27th March 2019

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2 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday 27 March, 2019 WIN! with TWT! Top pianist Joey Fimmano at Ryde Eastwood Music Concert Five TWT readers can win double passes to Ryde Eastwood Music Club’s next concert on Wednesday April 10 in the School of Arts Hall, 201 Cox’s Road, North Ryde at 8pm. Multi award winning music entertainer Joey Fimmano along with soprano Jessica Di Bartolo and tenor Gaetano Bonfante (pictured) will present songs from the musicals and other gems on the night. A brilliant pianist, vocalist and accordionist, Fimmano is a true showman with a versatility and energy that captures audiences wherever he performs. Joining him on stage is talented soprano Jessica Di Bartolo and leading Australian tenor Gaetano Bonfante - powerhouse performers who play to standing ovations. Tickets available at the door for $20 adults. Bookings can also be made on Ticketebo. All children and students will be admitted FREE. There is no reserved seating. Further information can be obtained from the Honorary Secretary Richard Banner on 9868-2835. TO WIN go to our website - weeklytimes.com.au - and click on the WIN with TWT tab and fill out the entry form; or write your name, address and phone number on the back of an envelope and send to TWT Ryde Eastwood Music, PO Box 123, Ryde 1680. Entries close 9am Monday April 1 and winners published April 3. Hunters Hill Music Concert to showcase Spark Ensemble talent Three TWT readers can win double passes to Hunters Hill Music’s opening 2019 concert on Sunday April 7 featuring the Spark Ensemble with renowned pianist Synthia Luo in Hunters Hill Town Hall, Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill at 2.30pm. Concert will introduce a Spark Ensemble comprising the next generation of exciting new talented musicians from the NSW Conservatorium of Music. They will perform alongside the Conservatorium’s brilliant pianist Luo, a passionate musician with tremendous energy and experience who has guided many youngsters to their music path. Tickets $40 adults, $10 students and children under 12 FREE. More information athttp://www.huntershill. fmca.org.au or phone Lynn Trainor 9817 6803 or Geoffrey Chard 9816-4078. TO WIN go to our website - weeklytimes. com.au - and click on the WIN with TWT tab and fill out the entry form; or write your name, address and phone number on the back of an envelope and send to TWT Hunters Hill Music, PO Box 123, Ryde 1680. Entries close 9am Monday April 1 and winners published April 3. Shop 81, 1-55 West Pde, West Ryde (Next to Bus Exchange Taxi Stand, Entrance to Train Station) WEST RYDE DENTURE CLINIC FOR ALL YOUR DENTURE NEEDS ■ Free consultation ■ Full/partial dentures ■ Flexible/metal dentures ■ Implant retained dentures/overdentures ■ Repairs – while you wait ■ Same day relines ■ Impact® mouthguards ■ Veterans affairs welcome ■ No referrals necessary ■ Emergencies home visits ■ Payment plan options available ■ On the spot health fund rebates 100% Australian Made 9807 1205 www.denturefactory.com.au Community Fun Day A Community Fun Day will be held this Saturday March 30 in the old Eastwood Town Hall at 74 Agincourt Road Marsfield from 10am to 4pm. Event is hosted by Mahboba’s Promise, an Australian Aid organisation. Come along for a special day of fun, food and culture for the whole family with FREE sausage sizzle. There’ll be food and drink, music, face painting, Henna plus a Mini Market. Computer Seniors Enrolment Day Come and meet the friendly tutors and committee at Computer Pals for Seniors West Ryde Enrolment Day on Hi girls and boys, This week we travel to Victoria Avenue School Concord West. One of our many exciting programs we teach “growing good friends” year 2. This animated story takes us to familiar surroundings where students can: *eExplore what health messages mean, *Identify safety signs,*Recognise how physical activity and nutrition contribute to a healthy lifestyle,*Explore how positive relationships benefit our health and well being. Next week we will be attending Melrose Park Public School. See you in class. VIC TAGG Autumn Flower Vegetable and Floral Art Show CONCORD Garden Club will host its 65th Autumn Flower, Vegetable and Floral Art Show on the weekend of April 6-7 at Concord Community Centre, 1A Gipps Street, Concord. The Show is very traditional and competitive with judges from the NSW Royal Horticultural Society looking for excellence in the exhibits. It will be officially opened on Saturday April 6 by George Hoad, President of the Garden Clubs of Australia at 12.30pm. Concord Community Centre is filled with roses, orchids, pot plants, fruit and vegetables as well as floral art arrangements - a joy to behold. Robyn Bible, the Geranium Lady, has a stall with an interesting array of geraniums on offer while the Club has a Plant stall with lots of small and larger plants for sale. There’ll be a White Elephant stall with a wide range of second hand goods including books, Christmas decorations, kitchenware and more. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Concord Hostel will provide refreshments - lovely sandwiches and tasty homemade cakes. Show will be open Saturday from 10.30am to 4pm and Sunday between 9am and 3pm. The building is an old bowling club with parking and is accessible. Cost $3 adults, children FREE. Enquiries Maureen Ward 0407 033 329. Thursday April 11 at St Columbs church, corner Dickson & Bellevue avenues. West Ryde at 1.30pm. They can help find a suitable course for you. Variety of one hour classes include Beginners, Beginners Refresh, Iphone/Ipad, Android, Organising photos/ data/emails, Introduction to the Internet class, Windows 10 plus the short three-week Computer Security course from Monday to Friday for nine weeks during the school terms. Short AGM will be held on April 11 at 1.30pm. Term 2 commences the week of April 29 until June 28. Be taught by excellent tutors in an air conditioned room for one hour with only 4 to 5 students per class. Computers available for each member or BYO device. Fees $45 per nine week term plus $25 when joining for first time. Come along or phone Warren 0417 221 603 or 9807 6574to enrol. Country Women volunteers needed Eastwood-Epping branch of Country Women’s Association meet next Tuesday April 2 at Eastwood Baptist Church hall, First Avenue, Eastwood from 9.45am. Visitors and new members welcome. Volunteers needed for three hour shifts in the Eastwood Tearoom. They’ll provide training and an experienced person to work with. Enquiries Jan 9871 2702. Interesting lives of bees Eastwood Evening Garden Club meet on Tuesday April 9 in Sydney Gospel Church from, Happy HealthyHarold Best regards Vic Tagg Chairman, Ryde Hunters Hill and Canada Bay Life Education hall (formerly Dundas Baptist Church hall) at 154 Marsden Road Dundas at 7.30pm. Speaker is Norm Webb, winner of many prizes at the Royal Easter Show with his superb honey. Come and buy some honey and hear about the interesting lives of bees. Choose a plant from table. Visitors welcome. Enquiries Ailsa 9874 2306. Learn to play Bridge Looking for a way to keep mentally fit and have fun and meet new friends. Then come and learn to play bridge with Hunters Hill Bridge Club members. Beginners lessons have been re-scheduled and now commence Thursday April 4 in the Club rooms in Crown Street Henley from 10.30am to 12.30pm and continue April 11 and 18 and May 2,9 and 16. Cost is $120 for the six lessons and includes workbook and light refreshments. Enquiries Carol Sheldrake 0438619780 or csheldrake@ 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 meet April 8. Enquiries president Vic Tagg 0412 369 510 or secretary Steve Colquhoun 9874-0221. GLADESVILLE: Enquiries President Max McFarlane email: max. mcfarlane@skywardfinancial.com WEST RYDE: Enquiries President Nora Etmekdjian 0417 699 955. DRUMMOYNE: Meet first Wednesday each month. Next meeting April 3. Enquiries Secretary Alex Elliott 0438 774 323 or Vice President Paul Harcombe 0438 089 900. RIVERSIDE BUSI- NESS CHAMBER: Business After Hours Monday April 1 hosted by Northern Cemeteries @ Wallumatta Function Centre Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Plassey Road, North Ryde from 5.30pm to 7pm. Enquiries Sabrina Ferguson 0412 096 525 or Marcella Letteri 9952-8498. Danielle Baynes to feature at Beecroft Orchestra Concert Two TWT readers have won double passes to The Beecroft Orchstra’s opening 2019 concert this Sunday in St Albans Anglican Church, Pembroke Street, Epping at 2.30pm. Winners are: Murray Sheens, Denistone and Claudia Pannowitz of Ermington. Concert will feature well known children’s entertainer Danielle Baynes (pictured) as narrator in Katy Abbott’s “The Peasant Prince”, the story of dancer Li Cunxin. Other popular works include Tchaikovsky’s Walz of the Flowers, Offenbach’s Can Can Polka and the Dam Buster’s March by Eric Coates. The conductor for the concert is the orchestra’s musical director, Joanna Drimatis. Tickets $25; concession $20 at door or online http://www. thebeecroftorchestra.net.au bigpond.com or Kathie De Palo 9817-5131. Orchestra in the Park City of Ryde Council have re-scheduled a FREE Orchestra in the Park event to this Saturday March 30 at Brush Farm House from 6pm to 8.30pm. The Ryde Hunters Hill Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Ian Cox, will stage a performance that will include Mozart’s ‘Overture from The Magic Flute K. 620’, Mendelssohn’s ‘Auf Flugeln des Gesanges’ (On Wings of Song) by J.L.F. (Felix) with soloist Alison Robertson, as well as Haydn’s ‘Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major’ with soloist George Yang. There’ll also be drinks and food available to purchase on the night with an on-site bar, cheese boards, coffee and desserts. Brush Farm House will also be open to the public to take tours on the night. The grounds will be open from 5pm. Macquarie Ryde VIEW Club Macquarie Ryde VIEW Club are seeking new members. The club meets on the fourth Tuesday each month at Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club at 6.30pm. They are a fund-raising group supporting underprivileged Australian children through The Smith Family and organise monthly social outings. Enquiries Pat 8819-6295. 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. Computer Pals FOR SENIORS WEST RYDE AGM starts 1.30pM ThursdAY 11 ApriL Enrolments start 2.15pm st Columb’s Church, WEsT rYdE Learn at your own speed how to use your computer, laptop, tablet, or mobile phone, and the internet, in our friendly, informal classes. Bring your own computer or use one of ours. To learn more, come to our next enrolment day and AGM. You can talk to the tutors over a cup of tea and take a look at the classroom. Call Warren 0417 221 603
Wednesday 27 March, 2019 THE WEEKLY TIMES 3 Signs of the Times on Election Day Even Blind Freddie would’ve known there was an election on last Saturday with all the avenues of electoral signs and banners displayed outside polling stations and booths. Supporters were up before dawn to gain advantage positions for their signage. Overall there were no reports of misbehaviour or unrest in TWT Territory. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO. 1st North Ryde Cubs won the Moocooboolah District Shield at last Friday night’s Moocooboolah District Rally at Meadowbank Park. 1st East Ryde Scouts took out the football honours. District Leader Cameron Jessep thanked Ryde Council for providing the venue fee of charge through last year’s Small Grants. JB’s World JOHN ALEXAN- DER MP is presenting a cheque for $300,000 to Epping Scout Group this Sunday arvo for the rebuilding of their Meadowbank boat shed and Scouts NSW Chief Commissioner Neville Tomkins OAM will be in attendance. Earlier in the day Neville will be at 1st East Roseville Scout Group Rovers 70th anniversary Reunion co-hosted by former Rover Dick Smith and JB will accompany him. Dick Smith as a Rover scout was a guest speaker at a fund raising event JB organised over 50 years ago when starting up the now famous 1st East Ryde Scout Group. So it will be good to catch up with him again. HARUE BENDALL mum of Balmain Tigers Denis Bendall celebrates a special milestone today turning a Big Golden 90 a nd is still a big Tigers fan , and what a year to celebrate! JB cousin Pam Eakin Michie also celebrates today in Cootamundra. Tomorrow it’s the turn of former TWT office manager June D’Arcy who will celebrate without her devoted and loving hubby Cec who passed away during the year. However she still has her daughter Jackie and her better half Brian to party with and I will catch up too Junie. Lilliam Williamson of Epping will celebrate her centenary plus one tomorrow while Terry Kerim faces 63 candles on his cake. Peter Fyffe hubby of JB cousin and Goddaughter Adele Buckland Fyffe of West Pennant Hills celebrates Friday with family of JB Godson Nathan Stanley Wilberforce, Lucas John and Abbey Patricia same day as Jaye Louise Gardner Homan with hubby Peter and clan. Terry Townsend of North Ryde and former TWT team member faces 72 candles on his birthday cake Friday. How’s the golf Terry? Adrian Hallett of Ryde Rotary fame faces 68 candles on his cake Saturday. Jack Wei of Financial Genius celebrates Sunday Hunters Hill High School students participated in last Thursday’s Harmony Day concert in Ryde Civic Hall with Hope Village students from Uganda. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO. Community supports local MPs A big congratulations to all the local state MPs who were re-elected on the weekend! Ryde’s Victor Dominello, Epping’s incoming Dominic Perrottet and Legislative Council bound outgoing Damien Tudehope, Parramatta’s Geoff Lee, and Lane Cove’s Anthony Roberts. Of course, on behalf of the community, I will also claim Gladys Berejiklian for North Ryde! Congratulations to her on being elected Premier in her own right. I too am proud NSW is “a state in which someone with a long surname, or a woman, can become the Premier!” – inspiring words from Gladys’ acceptance speech. Our whole wonderful multicultural community can take heart in her words, backstory, and achievements. Thank you to all the volunteers who came out and supported their candidate, without you we don’t have a democratic process, well done on your important work and I hope you stayed hydrated! ‘ while Loraine Carrroll celebrates Monday. John Mazlin celebrates Tuesday turning 78 while Romina Deacon blows out 38 candles on her cake. Charles Kilby formerly of Aussie Home Loans Church Street Ryde who moved north to bananaland turns 56 next Wednesday. Happy daze all. * * * BUMPER STICKER: A good wife always forgives her husband when she’s wrong! * * * -Keep Smiling! -JOHN F BOOTH Team JA’ doing the World’s Greatest Shave Supporting the Leukaemia Foundation became even more personal for me when my own staff member got struck down with aggressive Stage 4 Non- Hodgkin’s Lymphoma 18 months ago, right in the middle of my 100km walk through Bennelong for the Foundation! Brendan got dangerously ill in a matter of weeks, thankfully upon diagnosis he immediately started chemotherapy (medicare and PBS funded) and received support from the Leukaemia Foundation. Brendan has made a full recovery. To celebrate his 12 months back at work Brendan and other members of my staff will join me on Friday to have our locks shaved off! Google: “Team JA worlds greatest shave” to donate, and look out for the pictures. :) Regards – JA 32 Beecroft Road, 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
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