The Weekly Times - TWT - 26th June 2019

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Wednesday 26 June, 2019 THE WEEKLY TIMES 9 Celebrating 40 years Forty years of business, media and community achievements THE WEEKLY TIMES Managing Editor John F Booth AM this week celebrates 40 years at the helm of Australia’s most awarded Independent community newspaper. The Weekly Times was founded in 1921 by Charles H Engisch in Gladesville and John Booth AM took over as managing editor in 1979. A former Ryde alderman known as John ‘Action’ Booth he expanded TWT and it has flourished in a distribution area that stretches beyond the City of Ryde to the Lane Cove Municipality, the Hornsby Municipality, the Hunters Hill municipality and into the City of Canada Bay, the City of Parramatta and the Inner West. More than 54,000 homes, clubs and businesses receive this newspaper every Wednesday, with a total readership of tens of thousands of locals. Mr Booth has been presented with numerous awards by the Community Newspapers of Australia and was recently named as a Mate Of Bennelong by Prime Minister Tony Abbott. “He has also advised and challenged several prime ministers, premiers, government ministers, mayors, councillors and local politicians as well as being at the forefront of saving the Hunters Hill Municipality from past attempts to merge it into the City of Ryde,” local business leader and political observer David Hayman said. The Ryde Civic Centre owes its existence to Alderman John ‘Action” Booth. “It was his idea to build the Ryde Civic Centre and also the Top Ryde Shopping Centre, which is now known as Top Ryde City Shopping Centre,” Mr Hayman said. “John Booth’s father, Arthur F Booth was an alderman on the Ryde Municipal Council and John followed his father’s footsteps and served two continuous terms as an alderman from 1960 to 1965 and he was simultaneously the President of the Ryde Chamber of Commerce. “During his time on council and afterwards, John Booth led the transformation of the Ryde and surrounding districts. “He was behind the building of the Ryde Swimming Centre and he allocated the land to build the Macquarie University and even gave it the name Macquarie University.” There is hardly a place in TWT territory that hasn’t been changed for the better through his initiative and intervention. Ryde MP Victor Dominello takes up the story.. “ Ryde back then was full of dirt roads and market gardens but John was keen to transform Ryde, however in order to do so he needed to manage the budget. “So he immediately doubled the rates so that he could raise funds to build the facilities Ryde needed. “Needless to say raising the rates was not popular. “John recalls how his business was boycotted for 12 months. “He was ostracised in his local community to the point where people refused to serve him drinks.” Undaunted he pushed ahead with community projects, Mr Hayman recalled. “He was also behind the move to purchase a large parcel of land which is now the ELS Hall Sporting Complex and converted many Ryde properties from septic to sewerage, plus many other achievements. “Many Scout and Girl Guide Clubs throughout Ryde were founded by him and he instigated the building of their club houses.” Mr Booth took over The Weekly Times to give the community a voice it didn’t have at a council level and he also founded the Ombudsman’s Office. Anthony Roberts electoral officer Zorica Kaye-Smith presented JB with a congratulations award from Lane Cove MP Anthony Roberts and a framed copy of Hansard when Mr Roberts nominated John Booth for the NSW Government Community Service Award, pictured on Page 8. TWT on-the spot PHOTO. Roseanna Gallo OAM led partygoers is singing the National Anthem at last Friday’s 40 years celebration party at North Ryde RSL Community Club with guests pictured including Mayor of Ryde Clr Jereome Laxale, Deputy Mayor of Hunters Hill Clr Ben Collins, Bennelong MP John Alexander OAM, North Sydney MP Trent Zimmerman, Ryde MP Victor Dominello, City of Sydney Clr Craig Chung, Lane Cove Mayor Clr Pam Palmer, Senator Connie Fieravanti-Wells and Master of Ceremonies Stephen Sim. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO. Congratulates John Booth on the 40th Anniversary of TWT Clermont Aged Care supports senior Rights AwArd winning Aged Care Facility Serving our community since 1960 REgistEREd NuRsEs ON sitE 24/7. All dAy, EvERy dAy 10-14 Clermont Avenue, Ryde Ph: 9809 1416 – Fax 9809 1281 Email: clermont@clermontagedcare.com.au – Web: www.clermontagedcare.com.au Contact Your Local Member Please feel free to contact me if I can assist you with inquiries regarding NSW State Government. 5-9 Devlin St Ryde NSW 2112 02 9808 3299 ryde@parliament.nsw.gov.au Victor Member For Ryde Dominello MP PO Box 736, Ryde 1680 VictorDominelloMP www.victordominello.com.au
10 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday 26 June, 2019 Celebrating 40 years Hunters Hill celebrates TWT’s greatest victory Congratulations John Booth (JB) on the 40th Anniversary of your ownership of The Weekly Times. Clr Trenton Brown (0435) 652 272 Email: tbrown@ryde.nsw.gov.au Rotary Club of Epping Congratulations John on the 40th Anniversary of TWT Epping Rotary meets Every Monday Night at 6:00 for 6:30pm at The Epping Club, 45 Rawson St, Epping. Contact Bruce Jacob on 0422 762 581 The Hunters Hill community held a special night at The Deckhouse in Woolwich to celebrate the incredible victory against the state government’s proposed forced merger with Ryde and Lane Cove. Congratulates to John Booth on the 40th Anniversary of TWT Councillor Jordan Lane 0466 135 359 | jlane@ryde.nsw.gov.au ClrJordanLane The victory was hailed as one of the greatest ever for local democracy and former mayors and community leaders spoke about the key role The Weekly Times Mananaging Editor John F Booth AM (pictured, right) played. Mr Booth’s fighting spirit and hard hitting editorials were also praised by City of Ryde Mayor Jerome Laxale and Lane Cove Mayor Pam Palmer, “John Booth almost single handedly defeated the forced amalgamation,” Mayor Laxale said. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO Congratulations on 40 years I would like to thank John Booth for all the wonderful work he does for our local community. Betty Ockerlander 0408 505 080 bettyockerlander@mcgrath.com.au Congratulations to Boothy and the staff on a wonderful achievement. the only independent local newspaper. Independent Roy Maggio (People’s Mayor) Mob: 0418 299 347 E-Mail: rmaggio@ryde.nsw.gov.au 40 Years of Service to the Community The North Ryde Community Bank® branch would like to congratulate John Booth on 40 years of service with TWT. John was a founding member of the North Ryde Community Bank® branch and was instrumental in publicising the community project. John’s tireless efforts helped garner enough support to open our local branch, ensuring a banking service for our community when other banks were closing their doors. Thanks to John’s support, we are proud to celebrate our 14th year of operation. John with North Ryde Community Bank Founding Chair, Graeme McMaster, and Founding Directors, Pat and Steve Perrin. We thank you for your continued support and congratulate you on your service to the community. North Ryde Community Bank ® Branch Shop 14, 203-213 Cox’s Road North Ryde, phone (02) 9878 5559
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