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A whopping 18,000 people descended on Hope Estate on Saturday to get a master-class in what it means to be a great rock and roll band when The Rolling Stones took to the stage.

While the Glimmer Twins (Mick and Keef) may’ve lost some of their lustre, there was still no denying, after this all killer-no-filler set that these guys are one of the best bands on the planet.

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G20 summit is expensive but a worthwhile investment

There’s been some criticism about the $500 million spent to conduct the G20 leaders’ summit in Brisbane.

Around 4000 delegates and 3000 journalists visited our shores for the event.

Some of the views put forward questioned what actually comes out of these meetings. Sure, we see Tony Abbott sitting there with Barack Obama in big chairs in front of the cameras, but does anything get resolved?

Perhaps it’s all the backroom delegates doing the wheeling and dealing and we could do with-out all the leaders being there.

But Queensland tourism minister, Jann Stuckey made some good points last week about showing Brisbane, and Australia as a whole, to the world.

“The economic benefit is estimated to be around $100 million but I believe it will far exceed that when we look at the long-lasting legacy. When you have an international conference you are writing business for years to come,” she said.

I’m sure there’s a lot of people around the world that have never heard of Brisbane - the same people who think Sydney is our capital city and may be vaguely aware of Melbourne.

With all due respect to Brisbane, it’s probably not towards the top of visitors’ wishlists when they research their travel to our country.

That’s not because there’s anything wrong with the city - it’s just that there’s not really any

standout tourist attraction that would feature in videos or promotions seen overseas.

Hopefully, there are thousands of people Googling Brisbane to see where it is and learn something about the city and our country as a whole.

Anything that brings money into our economy can’t be a bad thing.

I had the pleasure of meeting wheelchair racer, Kurt Fearnley last week at the recognition function organised in his honour by Newcastle City Council following his fifth victory in the New York Marathon.

Like a lot of people, I was aware of his feats on the racing track and that he had crawled the Kokoda Track.

But watching the video tribute that was put together for the occasion really brought home just how much he has achieved.

The footage of him on the Kokoda Track was amazing - he was making quicker progress in wet, muddy conditions than the people who were walking alongside him.

I can report that he is one of the most genuinely humble people you could hope to meet, paying tribute to his family and friends for being there with him to celebrate the many victories but also supporting him in times of defeat and disap-pointment.

What actually comes out of these meetings?

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A Maitland City Councillor’s call for an independent review of local government boundaries has failed to garner support from

his fellow councillors.Cr Arch Humphery sought to have Council

petition the Minister for Local Government to have the Boundaries Commission review Maitland’s boundaries in the context of fair-ness to Maitland ratepayers.

Pointing to examples such as the Newcastle suburb of Beresfield and the Port Stephens suburbs of Wallalong and Woodville, Cr Humphery said that it was not fair that their residents used Maitland services but did not contribute to the rate base.

“How ridiculous that you drive through Beresfield to service Woodberry, which is in Maitland?” Cr Humphery said.

“Another example is that I live in Mindar-ibba, while my neighbour over the other side of the river lives in ‘blue water wonderland’ [Port Stephens].

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Cr Arch Humphery believes that it is ridiculous that Woodberry is accessed through Beresfield

were using the city’s infrastructure, which is cost borne by Maitland residents and unfair to them.

“We have just been through a process that will deliver a hefty rate increase for seven years,” he said.

“What I’m talking about here will make

the situation worse. When you go the gym, when you want to have a swim, when you want to play a sport, any of those things, where are those facilities?”

The rest of the city’s councillors did not agree however, with Cr Humphery’s motion at last week’s Council meeting failing to find

a seconder, while he said that self-interest from other Councils saw them not want to lose those ratepayers.

Council is in the process of reviewing its future needs as part of the State Govern-ment’s Fit for the Future review of local government.

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T he Wickham Transport Inter-change may have been given the green light by the State Govern-ment, but Transport Minister,

Gladys Berejiklian has conceded the design for the project needs attention.

The initial design for the interchange garnered criticism from some quarters, with opponents labelling it a “carport on steroids”.

Acknowledging the backlash, last week Ms Berejiklian announced that once a contractor in appointed at the end of this year, their first job will be to review the design. “One of the key pieces of feedback we heard was around the look of the inter-change,” she said.

“I want to assure the community that when a contractor is selected to deign and build the interchange, their first job will be to review the design and ensure the community’s feedback is considered.”

Recently-elected Newcastle MP, Tim Crakanthorp said Sydney commuters would not be asked to put up with a poorly-designed transport interchange.

“The interchange looks like a cowshed and people are so disappointed,” he said.

“If this was Sydney, we would be getting

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a beautifully architecturally designed masterpiece as we’re seeing in Barangaroo - huge amounts of money and creativity going into that but what do we get?

“A cowshed.“We’ve just had a by-election where 66

per cent of the people voted for candidates who want to keep the rail line.

“33 per cent is not a mandate to cut the rail line”

Work on the interchange is expected to begin immediately after the rail line is truncated on Boxing Day.

Meanwhile, a second public hearing of the Upper House inquiry into planning decision in the Hunter region, including

the truncation of the heavy rail line into Newcastle, will be held at Newcastle City Hall on Friday, November 21.

The parliamentary committee, chaired by Christian Democrats leader, Fred Nile will hear evidence from the community before a final hearing in Sydney on Monday, November 24.

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W allsend MP and Shadow Minister for the Hunter, Sonia Hornery has taken the fight to cover coal wagons

to Macquarie Street, tabling a petition of more than 10,000 signatures to the Minis-ter for Resources and Energy, Anthony Roberts.

The petition, coordinated by the Hunter Community Environment Centre and signed by 10,346 residents from coal-affected communities across NSW, includ-ing Newcastle and the Hunter Valley, called on the State Government to instruct the coal industry to cover and wash coal wagons to protect community health.

Hunter Community Environment Centre spokesperson, John Mackenzie, said the size of the petition could give the Govern-ment a mandate to act.

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N ostalgia reigns at the Austral-ian Museum of Clothing and Textiles (AMCAT), with the latest exhibition showcasing

historical children’s apparel.The exhibition, Kids’ Stuff, features

everything from silk dresses to christen-ing gowns and school uniforms, which exhibition coordinator, Linda Macphail hopes will evoke memories for patrons.

“It’s really a reminiscence of children’s wear,” she said.

“People remember outfits from their childhood and can relate this to them.”

Ms Macphail said an example of this is their setup of clothes drying around a fireplace, which she is certain a lot of people would remember their mothers doing. “Children’s clothing is something that brings forth memories and history of the area,” she said.

With some items of clothing dating back to the late 19th century, the exhibi-tion also showcases what Ms Macphail described as the “history of women’s work”, with sewing and embroidery skills displayed that are not common anymore.

“You can see how much time and energy they put into things that we

would just buy now,” she said. Kids’ Stuff runs until the end of February at the Australian Museum of Clothing and

Textiles, located next to Maitland Gaol. The museum is open Thursday to Satur-day, 10am to 2pm.

Exhibition’s nostalgic look at the history of children’s clothing

From our younger years

AMCAT’s Linda Macphail and Nell Pyle display two dressing gowns from the Kids’ Stuff exhibtion

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T wo Rutherford groups have reaped the rewards of the opening of Aberglasslyn Wool-worths, each receiving $1000

to support their work.Maitland Neighbourhood Centre and

Rutherford Public School were named as the lucky recipients of the cash, with the Neighbourhood Centre’s windfall to be put towards their Start Your Day the Brekky Way program, which offers a weekly nutritious breakfast, while Rutherford Public School will use their

grant to purchase literacy resources. “We’re a growing school with new classes being formed and we always need more resources,” Assistant Principal, Kim Cummings said.

“It makes it so much easier with Wool-worths’ support.”

Store Manager, Luke Stubbs said that supermarket selected the recipients with-out their knowledge.

“We’re new to the community and we like to engage with them and support them,” he said.

“When we go into a new community we look at some of the local groups and these two were worthy recipients.”

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W ith the season of good will just around the corner, Mait-land Neighbourhood Centre is asking the community to

dig deep for those who are less fortunate this Christmas.

This year the centre hopes to give out 200 hampers to those in need, with manager, Naomi Rees suggesting that people look at what makes their Christmas special when considering donations.

“Tradition is such a big part of Christ-mas, so we’re asking people what their traditions are,” she said.

“What are the things that makes Christ-mas dinner a standout from any other dinner?”

The centre is asking for donations of non-perishable food items, as well as what some may consider to be luxury items, such as chocolate biscuits, nuts and custard.

“It’s about those special things that make Christmas a standout,” Ms Rees said.

Ms Rees said that they would also accept gifts that can be distributed with the hampers.

“We do see people where the gift that comes with that hamper is the only Christ-mas gift for the children,” she said.

Ms Rees said that in the past Maitland has been very generous. “There is a real sense of the giving spirit,” she said.

“We love it when people bring their stuff

Maitland Community Centre seeking help in filling 200 hampers for families in need

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Maitland Neighbourhood Centre’s Naomi Rees, Nicole Cooney, Anton Allen, Jennifer McNiven and Jenny Fullford are gearing up to distribute Christmas hampers

to us because we can acknowledge them and thank them.”

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W hat began as an idea over a few drinks one night has seen seven men embark on the hirsute challenge of the year.

The men, located in Newcastle, Armidale and Melbourne, have chosen to grow beards for a full year while raising money for the White Ribbon foundation, a worldwide movement to end men’s violence against women.

Spearheaded by Waratah’s David Gray, Year of the Beard sees the men only allowed to trim and shape their beards, with shaving only permitted if it is required for purposes such as work.

The hairy challenge was concocted mid-last year “over too much red wine”, with the growing year lining up with the 2014 calendar year.

With the foundation saying that, on aver-age, one woman is killed each week by a current or former partner, Mr Gray said that the group figured that if they were going to do the challenge they may as well do it for a good cause.

“It started out as a competition to see who could grow the best beard - we all had some form of facial hair then,” he said.

“We chose White Ribbon because it is a

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Stepping up for a hairy challenge

David Gray has spent the year growing his beard

really important charity. I’d never heard of it, so it’s not getting enough recognition.”

With White Ribbon Day being held on Tuesday (November 25), Mr Gray is now

calling for more people to jump on board and donate, as well as consider participating next year. “It’s one thing to grow the beard, but we actually need the dona-

tions to make a difference,” he said. To donate, search for ‘2014 Year of the

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CR PETER BLACKMOREMaitland City Council Mayor

It was wonderful to see Maitland recognised as a finalist for the 2014 Tidy Towns - Sustainable Communities Awards, which were held in Nundle earlier this month.

The Tidy Towns Awards recognise the efforts of communi-ties who protect, preserve and enhance local environments across regional NSW.

43 towns across New South Wales entered the program and I was thrilled that The Friends of Maitland Jewish Cemetery and Maitland City Council received the Office of Environment and Cultural Heritage Award for populations of 25,000 or more, for the preservation of Maitland Jewish Cemetery.

The restoration work involved in preserving this site has been complex and The Friends of Maitland Jewish Cemetery have played an integral role in the development of a long-term protection plan for this site.

The Cemetery is the oldest dedicated Jewish burial ground in New South Wales and it is fantastic that this site is being conserved so it can be enjoyed by future generations.

Councillor Brian Burke travelled to Nundle for the awards along with representatives from The Friends of Maitland Jewish Cemetery and Maitland City Council and I hear they enjoyed all that this beautiful town has to offer.

I must congratulate Gloucester for winning the overall Tidy Towns Award, 30 years after becoming the first town in the state to win the title of NSW’s Tidiest Town.

As part of their win Gloucester will get to host next year’s event. Speaking of Council achievements, the latest edition of On the Move provides an update on various projects underway throughout the city.

It has been a busy six months for Council, and this publica-tion documents Council’s performance and achievements in meeting commitments expressed in the Delivery Program 2013-17 (Revised). You can view On the Move by visiting maitland.nsw.gov.au/CouncilInformation/Integrated/Plan-ningReporting.

Recognition for Jewish Cemetery preservation

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Two extraordinary citizens have received successful nomina-tions in their respective fields and will be inducted into the Cessnock City Hall of Fame on December 15. Peter Rosemond and Phil Lovett will join our Hall of Fame alongside some of the most upstanding and successful members of our community. I look forward to sharing their individual achievements with you in the coming weeks.

I was honoured to cut the ribbon and attend the opening of the Black Hill Community Hall last week. It is a fantastic commu-nity facility and a benefit to the community.

White Ribbon Australia observes the International Day of the Elimination of Violence against Women, also known as White Ribbon Day, annually on November 25. White Ribbon is Austral-ia’s only national, male led Campaign to end men’s violence against women. I look forward to working with our high schools and broader community to raise awareness and education about this important issue.

Nominations are currently open for the 2015 Cessnock City Australia Day Awards. This year we’ve added an extra category - ‘Senior Citizen of the Year’. Previously recognised in Seniors Week, council’s Awards Committee made the decision to include this category in our Australia Day celebrations to ensure our Senior Citizen is given the opportunity to be an ambassador for the entire year, not just during Seniors Week.

Nominate an outstanding citizen you know by December to be sure they are in the running. Full selection criteria and nomina-tion forms are available from our Administration Centre, Cess-nock and Kurri Kurri libraries and www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au

Congratulations to the winners of our 2014 Mayoral Photogra-phy Competition. Thank you to our competition sponsors, Hope Estate, who have generously donated prizemoney. I look forward to visiting the winners’ schools over the coming weeks to present your Principals with your prizemoney. Our gallery of winners is currently on display at the Visitor Information Centre in Pokolbin and on our Cessnock City Council Facebook page.

BOB PYNSENTCessnock City Council Mayor

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W hen the teacher at Wollombi Public School says pens down to students at the end of this term, it will hold more

than just one meaning.Not only will it mark the end of year and

the beginning of the Christmas holidays, but more importantly, it will signify the closure of the historic school.

The Department of Education and Communities has announced that school won’t reopen in 2015 based on a review into the future provision of public educa-tion in the region.

In contrast to the department’s explana-tion behind the closure of the 162-year-old school, there are suggestions the rationale is more in tune with financial implications rather than education.

NSW State Member for Cessnock, Clayton Barr, expressed his discontent towards the closing. “The decision to close Wollombi School is a decision that will impact on the families and that small community, significantly,” he said.

“I am of course most disappointed that the Upper House call for papers showed that the decision was to be based on dollars, not education.

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Wollombi Public School will cease operation at the end of the school term

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“This was probably the greatest insult.”The NSW Education and Communities

department conveyed the message that the decision was set down based on the education and social development oppor-tunities available to the five students at the school.

However, an internal Department of Education document has revealed the government stands to save thousands of dollars per year through the closure.

“I had taken on face value responses from the Minister for Education and the Department of Education that educational

outcomes would be at the forefront of decision making,” Mr Barr said.

“The local community have put their heart and soul into the campaign to save the school - but they could never have known the decision was already made and it was based on the dollars and cents, not the education.”

Mr Barr wasn’t the only parliamentarian to express his disappointment.

NSW Greens MP, Dr John Kaye, vented his disapproval, taking direct aim at the NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli.

“Mr Piccoli (NSW Education Minister) feels that a school with five students is no longer viable, despite prospects for much greater enrolments in the longer term.

“He thinks that it is ok to reject the concerns of the local council and the community and shut a school that has excellent prospects for increasing enrol-ments.

“The Minister’s comments should strike fear into the hearts of every parent of a child at a small school anywhere in NSW.”

After ongoing campaigning to keep the school stay afloat, the Wollombi community were notified last week of the decision. Laguna Public School, which is less than eight kilometres away from Wollombi, poses as the likely alternative for students to attend.

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F or those folk who saddle-up the family people mover and venture beyond the coalfields to pick up supplies or spend a buck or two,

Cessnock Mayor, Councillor Bob Pynsent has some words of advice.

“You don’t need to go out of Cessnock to get what you need,” he said.

Those reassuring words may appear somewhat parochial, though they don’t come without reasoning or validation.

Buoyed by a transition in generations, the Cessnock CBD has become a metropo-lis for new business, with further shops expected to open in near future.

Cessnock Chamber of Commerce presi-dent, Geoff Walker, said the pendulum had shifted towards young people invest-ing in the area as they were more prone to rolling the dice and taking the plunge.

“Most of our local shop owners have traditionally been our baby boomer generation. Now these people may be starting to wind down and think about retirement, there is a new generation of business owners coming through from our X and Y generations,” he said.

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“Research over a number of years has shown it is common to have Maitland Road and Cooper Street with at least 10 vacant shops at any given time. Now we are lucky if there’s one or two.”

Nine new businesses have emerged in the Cessnock CBD recently, with the Chamber of Commerce also associating the opening of the Hunter Expressway to the transformation, with an apparent reduction in trucks travelling through the town.

Cr Pynsent was encouraging all of the community to patronise the local trade.

“Help us keep these great local busi-nesses alive and keep jobs for our young people in the area,” he said.

“It’s great to see a lot more people enjoy-ing outdoor dining areas in our cafes.”

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Targeting years 10 to 12 high school students, the mobile education centre enables pupils a hands-on opportunity to experience what the safety truck has to offer.

Cessnock City Council Road Safety Officer, Warren Jeffery, said there was a valuable take home message to be learnt. “The aim of the program is to improve

road user behaviour and road safety attitudes and decrease the incidence of risk-taking behaviour in our young driv-ers,” he said.

“Distraction, speed and motor bike safety is particularly important in the Cessnock area as road crash statistics show motor bike accidents as the biggest road safety issue.”

Driving the rig is a man whose donned many hats overs the years, Glen Schmidtke.

Schmidtke knows first-hand the risks that drivers and in particular adoles-cence take on the roads having worked as a highway patrol officer, along with occupying roles in the police rescue squad and general duties.

“Our aim is to deliver a series of linked road safety information sessions, addressing the behaviour and attitudes of our young drivers,” he said.

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Choose your spread wisely

Pretty much everyone that is interested in health has at one point or another, questioned whether they should be choosing butter or margarine when they get to the fridge section of the supermarket.

The truth is, that even health professionals argue about which is better! Some are adamant that margarine spreads help to reduce your risk of heart disease, while butter causes high blood cholesterol. Other health profes-sionals argue that margarine is linked to an increased cancer risk and its unnatural nature causes problems in the gut and bowel. So, which should you use?

I believe in following the most natural and unprocessed diet possible. That involves focusing on eating an appro-priate mix of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals. While it is true that we need some fat (40-60g) per day for good health, once you use some oil in cook-ing, eat some fish, nuts, avocado and lean meat, most of us have well and truly met our fat quota for the day.

So, when giving recommendations on spreads my advice is always the same - the less you have of either the better. The best option is to avoid both, and use avocado as a spread instead. Or, do as the Italians do! Dip your bread in a bit or extra-virgin cold-pressed olive oil!

If you don’t like those ideas and you have to choose between butter and marg ... I personally prefer butter (as it is natural), however it is important to limit the amount. Also limit your animal fat intake from other sources to ensure your total daily saturated fat intake is low.

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The question is “How do you do this for prospects, leads and/or the general public?” The quick answer is testimonials, but there is more to it than that.

Testimonials help you build credibility with your potential customers. You are using their words to talk to your prospects. These days with technology it is easier to take it further. You should be able to do video testimonials, which you can post on YouTube and link to your website. You can also use videos of yourself, your staff or even suppliers to talk about things like your business, key successes, your services, why people should buy from you etc.

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Antibiotics are losing their power according to the independent organisation NPS MedicineWise. They are so concerned, they have declared this week Antibiotic Awareness Week.

In 1928 the Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming discovered the antibacterial properties of a mould that would lead to penicillin. In 1939 Australian, Howard Florey and German Ernest Chain were first to develop penicillin as a medicine. This development was truly revolutionary and a major advance in medical science. It’s hard to imagine now, but prior to the development of antibiotics, infection was the major cause of death.

In less than 75 short years we risk losing these miracle drugs to antibiotic resistance. This is happening right now in Australian hospitals, doctor’s surgeries, phar-macies and even our own homes. Infections that were once easily cured are becoming harder to treat. The NPS MedicineWise want us to consider a world without antibiotics. Imagine a simple cut you got at home in the garden or at the beach, becoming something that is potentially life threatening. But that future is exactly what we are risking.

The cause is the misuse of antibiotics and we all, including doctors, have a role to play in finding a solution. Australians have one of the highest rates of antibiotic use in the developed world and we need to reduce our use by 25%, just to bring us in line with the OECD average.

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That’s the calibre of opposition Team Maitland will encounter at this year’s International Children’s Games (ICG), held in the Lake Macquarie region from December 6 to 11.

Around 1,500 competitors and their coaches from all parts of the globe will converge on this year’s games which targets athletes aged between 12 and 15.

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“This is the opportunity of a lifetime, they won’t let us down, they certainly will compete in a manner of which represents the sport that they are involved with and that will be at the highest level.

“You watch these names in the future, these young people are going to go on to bigger and better things, but for the first time they are competing at an interna-tional level.”

Regarded the largest multi-sport youth games in the world, the ICG are also a recognised member of the International Olympic Committee.

Besides what unfolds throughout the games during competition, one of the foremost objectives of the event is to inspire young athletes to form cross-cultural relationships while competing on an international stage.

Team Maitland head delegate, Virginia Rodway, said it presents a unique platform for athletes to experience other cultures.

“Its an excellent opportunity, they’re going to be able to compete at a world base level and they’re going to be able to meet other children in their own sports from around the world and make friendships,” she said.

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“I think we’ll do pretty well, we have some really talented athletics competi-tors, we have an excellent soccer team that have been training quite vigorously for the past couple of months and a BMX rider who’s at the top of his scale at the moment

in Australia and doing quite well on the world stage.”

Lake Macquarie was the first Australian city to partake in the ICG and will be the first Southern Hemisphere city to host the games.

TRIATHLON

W hen adversity strikes unex-pectedly, the goodwill of an organisation such as the Maitland Triathlon Club

doesn’t go amiss. Melanie Sexton was literally counting

down the days to boarding a plane to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia.

In order to obtain treatment for her illness, Sexton has travelled to Wollon-gong and is currently receiving chemo-therapy at Westmead Hospital in Sydney.

The Maitland Triathlon Club, in which Sexton is a foundation member, is hold-ing a fundraiser to assist with the mount-ing medical expenses.

Maitland Triathlon Cub president, Paul Humphreys said the club had to inter-vene and do what they could to help.

“She’s been struggling with that for the last six months or more, so the club has just decided that we really needed to do something, because as you know these things put a massive financial burden on the family,” he said.

“We’re trying to raise as much money as we can; so we’ve said enough-is-enough,

we’ve got to do something more than just wish her well so we’re trying to raise as much money as we can to help her out because she’s in Sydney constantly with treatment.”

Held in conjunction with the club’s monthly event, the fundraiser is hoping to attract a large contingent of people from those in the community wishing to contribute, through to friends, family and former members.

Humphreys said there will be various ways on the day in which people can donate to the former Australian junior triathlon champion.

“We’re going to do a big barbeque up in the park, and have a bit of music and just a bit of fellowship and we’ve got some raffles going and sports-related prizes that people have thrown in so we’re just trying to encourage as many people as possible,” he said.

“The more people we get there, the more sausage sandwiches we sell, the more raffle tickets we sell, and the more we can raise for her and her family.

The triathlon gets underway at 7am this Sunday (November 23), with the fund-raiser to follow at approximately 9am and wrapping-up around lunchtime.

Contact Ja Davis at publicity@mtc.org.au for further details.

Uniting to support a club legend

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LAWN BOWLS

F ifteen years ago, Maitland’s Graham Teasedale was on the brink of officiating some of the world’s best deliveries but now

finds himself sending down some of his own in a completely different arena.

Teasedale was preparing for a career as a cricket umpire before being dealt a life-changing curveball; losing the sight in his right eye due to macular degeneration.

Since then, Teasedale’s vision in his left eye has also deteriorated by 60 percent.

Initially floored by the news, the 51-year-old has come to accept his impairment and has recently returned to the sport having taken-up lawn bowls.

Teasedale is also the secretary of the Maitland Vision Loss Support Group and president of the Hunter Valley Seniors Group.

“When I first lost my sight, I thought it was the end of the world and that my life was finished,” he said.

“But a good friend encouraged me to join the Maitland Vision Loss Support Group and that changed my life.”

Vision loss no barrier to fun on the green

Graham Teasedale in action as part of the Maitland Blind/Low Vision Lawn Bowlers Group

Teasedale’s day-to-day wellbeing and travels have being supported by orienta-tion and mobility services from Guide Dogs NSW/ACT.

Guide Dogs NSW/ACT has assisted with the formation of the Maitland Blind/Low Vision Lawn Bowlers Group in which Teasedale is one of six local members who play regularly at the East Maitland Bowl-ing Club.

Rebecca Olsen from Guide Dogs NSW/ACT said the group showed that life can still be enjoyed despite being vision-impaired.

“We started the lawn bowling groups to provide local residents who are blind or have low vision with a fun, social opportu-nity to practice the orientation and mobil-ity skills we teach them individually,” she said. “We hope the lawn bowls helps to motivate people to get out and about independently.”

Driven by an aging population, vision loss is on the rise throughout the commu-nity with 28 Australians diagnosed every day with uncorrectable sight loss, includ-ing nine who become blind.

Guide Dogs NSW/ACT in Newcastle can be contacted on 4925 3066.

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SOCCER

T he Cessnock United FC has registered a major win despite it being the off-season.

The soccer club has received a $3000 grant courtesy of the Hyundai Goals for Grassroots program in which they have the liberty to spend the money where they see fit.

Targeting local and community-based clubs, applicants were required to state why they deemed themselves suit-able candidates for the support, with the young lads from the coalfields getting the nod.

Cessnock United FC secretary, Anne Skinner, said the funding will be greatly received.

“We will use the Goals for Grassroots funds for kitting out our Special Olympic football team in Cessnock United club gear as well as supplying them with new training equipment,” she said.

“We will also use some of the money to purchase new training equipment for the other teams in the club including

Back row: Cessnock United’s Troy Crosdale, Ann Skinner and Scott Parkes, Hyundai’s Geremia Tassone. Middle row: Rory Short, Harry Sherring, Will Parkes. Front Row: Ethan Metz, Joshua Henry, Atden Crosdale.

Cash windfall for Hornets Cessnock United FC score $3000 from the Goals for Grassroots program

LUKE HISLOP flexi-poles, new corner flags and goal posts.”

The club automatically picked up $1000 for being selected, while the balance of the money hinged on the result of the Newcastle Jets round five clash against Melbourne Victory on November 8.

For every goal scored by the home side the club received $1000, with the Newcastle Jets playing out a 2-all draw at Hunter Stadium.

With the bulk of their funding revolv-ing around the outcome, there was plenty of cheering from the Hornets come game day, with the club also receiving 20 complimentary tickets to the match.

In addition, they will also partake in the filming of a professional one-minute video to help promote their club.

One match during each round of the Hyundai A-League season will be desig-nated as the official Goals for Grassroots game.

Now in its eighth season, the initiative endeavours to nurture football at grass-roots level in Australia, with 193 junior clubs sharing close to $500,000 since its inception.

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A fter weeks of defending his players’ slow start to the season, Jets coach, Phil Stubbins said fans were justified in venting their frustrations after the

4-0 loss to Brisbane Roar at Hunter Stadium on Friday night.

“I think there’s a lot of questions that we need to ask each other, myself included,” he said.

“But certainly a very hard 90 minutes to get through from my own point of view. We need to ask where we are going with things.

“It was a terrible performance, we struggled to keep the ball. I don’t think we strung three of four passes together.”

The Jets managed to hold the Roar to 0-0 at halftime, but were undone in the stanza by a hat-trick from Brazilian, Henrique.

The striker started from the bench and entered the match after 35 minutes following an injury to Jean Carlos Solorzano.

Stubbins lamented the lack of cohesion and enthusiasm from the home side.

“There was no intensity, no effort, no communication. All the things we’ve tried to work on just went out the window.”

Coach lets fly at grounded Jets

The Jets face a week of soul-searching after a heavy loss to the Brisbane Roar

Stubbins questions lack of eff ort and intensity as fans take out frustrations on players

PAUL MONFORTE The Jets head down to Parramatta on Satur-day to take on the winless Western Sydney Wanderers. Despite the Wanderers’ lowly position, the road trip is one of the hardest in the A-League. The Wanderers will be backing up after their deferred round 3 match against the Central Coast Mariners tonight. Kick-off on Saturday is 5pm.

A-League ladder after round 6: Perth Glory 15pts (+3), Adelaide United 14pts (+5), Melbourne Victory 12pts (+8), Sydney FC 12pts (+5), Wellington Phoenix 9pts (+1), Melbourne City 6pts (-2), *Central Coast Mariners 4pts (-3), *Brisbane Roar 3pts (-2), Newcastle Jets 2pts (-9), **Western Sydney Wanderers 0pts (-6).

* one game in hand. ** two games in hand.Newcastle’s W-League side recorded a 3-3

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Angela Salem, Tara Andrews and Rhali Dobson each scored for the Jets.

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The Jets’ Youth League team were defeated 2-0 by Brisbane Roar on Saturday afternoon at Weston. Their next match will be away to Melbourne City on Sunday afternoon at 2pm.

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