The Weekly TImes - TWT - 8th May 2019

4 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday 8 May, 2019
World in state
of evolution
Dear Sir,
My good friend Tony
Ikonomou (letters
TWT May 1, 2019) has
crossed the line of a
“fair go” by dragging
in the migrants from
the Indian subcontinent
into the immigration
debate.
We love reading his one
man crusade via TWT
against immigration of
Asians from a particular
country.
It says more about the
“juicy letter” writer who is
a talented soccer man.
Mr Ikonomou hasn’t
come across the word
“Evolution” when assessing
the changing
geopolitical environment.
The Indians have
brought Tandoori and IT
wizardry into this country.
They are everywhere in
the world excelling in Information
Technology.
World conglomerate
Google knows it well
because their CEO, Mr
Sundar Pichai, is a Chennai
born Indian American.
Sri Lanka where I came
from produces smiley
faces and mouth watering
recipes for curries
that even Indians can’t
match.
So would be the Greek
Souvlaki recipes Tony
prepares.
The world is a body of
different cultures.
Just as cells in our body
keeps moving from place
to place. That’s Evolution.
Vote for whom you
may, but in a democracy
we have to accept the
majority decision.
I am looking forward to
say G’day to Tony tomorrow
Morning!
Thank you JB.
RANJITH SAMARA-
NAYAKE
Hunters Hill
(crew member SES
Hunters Hill)
Letters to the Editor
Guide Dogs can
go everywhere
Dear Sir,
Guide Dogs NSW/
ACT’s new Access
All Areas campaign
aims to remind businesses
and the community
that a person
with their Guide Dog
in harness is legally
allowed to enter all
public places.
Public places include,
shops and supermarkets,
cafes and
restaurants, pubs and
clubs, hotels and motels,
hospitals, medical
practices and dental
surgeries.
Guide Dogs can also
travel on all forms of
public transport, as
well as taxis and rideshares,
and planes.
It is an offence to
deny or charge a fee
for the entry of a person
with their Guide
Dog. NSW Police officers
can issue onthe-spot
fines of $165
and penalty notices of
up to $1100 for refusing
entry to a Guide
Dog handler.
While the public
generally do the right
thing, Guide Dog handlers
continue to face
many barriers when
going about their daily
lives.
Being refused entry
can leave Guide Dog
handlers seriously inconvenienced
- arriving
late, missing out
on events completely,
or incurring cancellation/late
fees.
Many handlers tell
us they have changed
their routines or avoid
trouble areas and certain
businesses as a
result of refusals.
On a personal level,
it leaves them feeling
frustrated, angry,
upset and humiliated,
especially when in
groups of friends.
Guide Dogs are not
pets. They are highly
trained to open up the
LETTERS
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world for people who
have sight loss, not
close it down, which is
effectively what denying
access does.
Guide Dog handlers
should not be refused
access to locations
and services because
of the very dog that is
there to help them lead
an independent life.
DALE CLEAVER
CEO of Guide Dogs
NSW/ACT
Thank-you Raj
for mailing
lost wallet
Dear Sir,
My wife recently
lost her wallet at
West Ryde.
I wish to offer my
sincere thanks to
“Raj” who kindly
mailed it to her.
MIKE HEARN
Manly
Who invests most
in Australia?
Dear Sir,
Gentle reader, can
we take Mr I at his
word: “Enough said”?
I fear not. Just to
help with his homework
(he really is slack
at research, don’t you
know?): China ranks
Number 9 (2%) when
it comes to investment
in Australia, just behind
Luxembourg and
The Netherlands.
Mind you, Hong Kong
is at Number 5 with
3.6%. The Big Four*
are: USA (27.5%); UK
(14.7%); Belgium - go
figure (9.3%); Japan
(6.7%)
Mr I and his racist
rants belong to the
“don’t confuse me
with facts, I’ve made
up my mind” school of
“thought.”
In fact, as regular
readers to the TWT’s
letters pages would
know, he ignores evidence
for opinion.
Year 9, good students
of Australian
history and the proper
use of evidence, would
expect him to receive
a C minus grade on his
NOW IN SIX LANGUAGES!
next assessment.
BOB SELINGER
Eastwood
www.weeklytimes.com.au
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Hunters Hill Guest Column
Voices for Change: Songs
of empowerment and hope
IN 2019 the Joubert
Singers have been singing
together as Hunters
Hill’s community choir
for 26 years.
The Joubert Singers
began in 1993 as a group
of local singers and over
the last quarter century
evolved into a vocal
ensemble attracting
singers and audiences
from Sydney and beyond
to experience the joy of
sharing great music from
around the world and
across the centuries.
The choir took its name
from the brothers Jules
and Didier Joubert, who
established the district
as one of Australia’s
first residential suburbs,
building some of its
most beautiful sandstone
historic edifices, and
serving as its first mayor
and liquor merchant.
The Joubert Singers
Choir has since
interwoven itself into
Hunters Hill’s history,
commissioning and
performing works about
the locality, participating
in its sesquicentenary
celebrations, and in
the protests to save
Hunters Hill from the
recent threatened council
merger.
* * *
WITH A focus on
music by the great
choral composers such
as Mozart, the Haydn
brothers, Vivaldi and
Bach, the choir also
celebrates its heritage
with numerous French
choral works including
by Poulenc, Faur, and
To The POINT
with MARK ALLERTON
Charpentier.
We are particularly
fortunate to have had
the brilliant and inspiring
Rachelle Elliott as Artistic
Director for the last 16
years.
The power of singing
together belongs to all
humanity.
Join the Joubert Singers
and experience the
feeling of purposeful text
combined with uplifting
music in their upcoming
Voices for Change
concert on Sunday May
26 at St Peter Chanel
Church, Futuna Street,
Woolwich at 2:30 pm.
Presenting music that
has inspired change
in diverse lands, this
program reminds us of
the power of music to
unite people to achieve a
common goal.
From Verdi to The
Beatles, and songs
from around the world,
you may be surprised
to learn of the many
ways singing has been
harnessed to activate
nations, communities
and at its most elemental,
individuals.
While focusing on
music by the great choral
composers such as
Mozart, Bach and Haydn,
the choir also sings a
wide variety of music
from countries around the
world.
Tickets $20/$25.
* * *
and possibly including
music by Brahms and
No audition is necessary
for membership of the
choir: we welcome any
potential sopranos, altos,
You are welcome to
come along and try us
out and although sight
reading is an advantage,
For the first four week
trial you don’t need to pay
If you would like to
attend the concert, or
find out more about the
choir, visit the Joubert
890 799 or 0428 178 797.
com
MARK ALLERTON is a
tenor with the Joubert
JOUBERT
are now delighted
SINGERS
to be
rehearsing
nights
on
at
Tuesday
Hunters
Hill State Emergency
Services
just behind
headquarters,
Gladesville
Police Station.
The
has
SES training
excellent
room
facilities
and safe, convenient
parking.
After
Change
the Voices
concert,
For
we
will
concerts
be preparing
later in the
for
year
Charpentier.
tenors and basses.
it is not required.
membership fees.
Singers’ website: www.
joubertsingers.org.au
contact myself on 0402
or
Bookings:
joubertsingers@gmail.
Singers’ Choir
Greenwood welcomed at Festival
HUNTER’S HILL COUNCIL
HUNTER’S HILL COUNCIL
NOTIFICATION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION
In accordance with the provisions of Part 6.1 Notification Policy of Hunters
Hill Consolidated Development Control Plan 2013, notice is hereby given
that Council is in receipt of the following Development Application:
DA No. Site Proposal Contact
2019-1034 14 Ellesmere Avenue,
Hunters Hill
2019-1036 2 Windeyer Avenue,
Gladesville
2016-1039-3 2 Mark Street,
Hunters Hill
Demolition of existing dwelling
and construction of new
dwelling with basement car
parking
Demolition of existing dwelling
and construction of new
dwelling with swimming pool
Kerry Smith
Shahram Zadgan
Section 4.55 – Change of Kerry Smith
windows, relocation of terrace
stairs, skylight moved and
including other amendments
The plans and supporting documentation may be inspected at the
Customer Service Centre between 8.30am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Written submissions will be received up until 4.00pm 7 June 2019 and all
enquiries may be directed to Development Officer on 9879 9400.
Lisa Miscamble
GENERAL MANAGER
Hunters Hill Mayor Clr Mark Bennett and the Mayoress Dr Lydia Bennett welcomed representatives
of Greenwood early education centres at Sunday’s annual Hunters Hill Food and Wine Festival on
Boronia Park Oval. Greenwood were exhibiting for the first time having opened their new Hunters
Hill centre this year in Joubert Street. Hunters Hill Emeritus Mayor and Councllor Ross Williams is
also pictured with Festival chairman Robert Erskine and committee volunteers including Sydney
Community Services Branka Ivkovic and children Ariela, Olaia and Tiger Caitlin. New Hunters Hill
centre manager Caitlin Wood is pictured far right and area manager Rachel Costigan is far left.
TWT on-the-spot PHOTO.