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P arts of Newcastle are stuck in broadband limbo, with the Abbott Government failing to provide information about the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN),

according to Shadow Minister for Communications, Jason Clare.

Visiting Newcastle on Monday, Mr Clare said residents in Mayfield that had witnessed construction of Labor’s fibre to the premises system begin prior to the election had seen little progress since.

“The people of Newcastle are now in limbo,” he said. “Newcastle knows that they are not going to get the

first-class national broadband network, they are going to get the second-class network but they do not know when.

“They don’t know when they are going to get the NBN rollout and it’s important that the Government sets the record straight and tells the people of Newcastle when they are going to get the second-rate, second-class that they’re now saying they will deliver.”

Member for Newcastle, Sharon Claydon said the uncertainty was having a huge impact on local busi-nesses.

“It’s a critical issue in Newcastle because we’ve got a lot of young start-up companies and entrepreneurs who are starting to make those critical decisions about wether to stay in Newcastle to do their business or whether they are going to move outside of Newcastle or offshore,” she said.

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business decisions based on the fact that they would have access to high-speed broadband and now that’s not going to happen they’ve got to make some serious reassessments. We are a city that is priding itself on research, development and innovation…but we’re being stymied and put at a disadvantage by not having access

to superfast broadband.”Maps published by NBN Co in May last year showed

construction had begun across Mayfield, however maps on the NBN Co website currently indicate that build work is underway in Cameron Park and West Wallsend, with service available in parts of Cameron Park.

Member for Newcastle, Sharon Claydon and Shadow Minister for Communications, Jason Clare review plans for the rollout of the National Broadband Network in Mayfield

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Andrew Farley, who was 20 at the time the judgment was made in November, apparently believed music teacher Christine Mickle had something to do with her father, the former head of music and arts at Orange High, leaving the school for health reasons in 2008.

District Court judge Michael Elkaim ruled “there is absolutely no evidence to substantiate that belief”.

Mr Farley graduated from high school in 2011 and posted the defamatory comments in Novem-ber 2012. Ms Mickle took sick leave when made aware of the comments and returned to work late in 2013.

This should serve as a wake-up call to all social media users that defamation on Facebook and Twitter is now very much real. This case provides a precedent, and while judges are not compelled to match the amount of damages handed out in previous cases, the next person who appears before a court in a similar case may find them-selves out of pocket to the same extent.

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We’ve heard a lot about online bullying and the sometimes tragic results it can have. I hope the widespread media coverage of this case finds it way to the ears and eyes of young social media users who may not fully appreciate the serious of their actions on the internet.

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T he Hunter Expressway will open to traffic and the community on Saturday, March 22.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss, and NSW Minister for Roads and Ports Duncan Gay made the announcement last week, with Mr Truss saying that he will visit the region for the official dedication on Friday, March 21.

“This has certainly been a much-antic-ipated project for people in the Hunter region,” Mr Truss said.

“With $1.5 billion of the total $1.7 billion for the project funded by the Federal Government, I am delighted to be able to visit the site to cut the ribbon to mark the completion of the Expressway.”

It brings to a close five years of work to build the road, after funding for the project was first announced in the 2009 federal budget.

In that time 10,000 workers were employed to build the 39.5km long road, as well as its 52 bridges and six inter-changes, stretching from an interchange at the M1 Pacific Motorway at Newcastle Link Road to the New England Highway at Lower Belford. The other interchanges are located at Buchanan, Kurri Kurri, Loxford, Allandale and Branxton.

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The Expressway is expected to cut travel times to Newcastle by up to 28 minutes and by 2031 is forecasted to reduce traf-fic through Rutherford, Maitland and Thornton by up to 30,000 vehicles.

Mr Gay said that the Expressway would

mean more time spent with family and friends, and less time on the road. “Increasing the efficiency of the road network also provides clear productivity benefits for business and the economy,” Mr Gay said.

The expressway will open to experi-enced cyclists for exploration between Kurri Kurri and Buchanan at 7am on the Saturday, and pedestrians and recrea-tional cyclists at 8am, with access via the Kurri Kurri interchange. It will then close at 11:30am before it is opened to traffic in the afternoon. Parking will be available at Booth Park in Kurri Kurri.

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N ew figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics have found it is taking underemployed Austral-ians longer to find more work.

A survey conducted by the ABS in September 2013 and released last month found that the median duration of part-time workers wanting more work increased by five weeks for workers aged 15-19 since 2012, now waiting 26 weeks. For works aged 35-44, this period increased by four weeks to 34 weeks.

The survey found older workers were waiting the longest to find full-time work, with those aged 45-54 waiting 40 weeks, and workers aged 55 and over having to wait a full year. ABS Director of Labour Force and Supplementary Surveys Stephen Collett said the figures are now back to the level they were three years ago.

“The number of unemployed part-time workers wanting and available for more hours has increased to 2010 and 2011 levels,” he said. “Just over a quarter of part-time workers stated they would prefer more work hours, with over half of these preferring to find full-time work.”

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Lizotte’s to sell up

Iconic Newcastle music venue, Lizotte’s will soon change hands, with current owners Jo and Brian Lizotte announc-ing plans to sell the popular restaurant and live music venue in the old Kings Theatre at Lambton.

In an update on the Lizotte’s Facebook page last week, Mr Lizotte said the deci-sion to sell the venue was personal.

“This week we have put out expres-sions of interest for someone to take over these 3 amazing spaces [sic],” he wrote.

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Mr Lizotte said it would be “business as usual” at the venue until a new owner is found, with acts booked into 2015.

Lizotte’s Kincumber on the Central Coast and Lizotte’s Dee Why on Sydney’s Northern Beaches will also be sold.

Mr Lizotte said he would be looking for a new owner who would carry on the tradition of “fine food with a musical mood” Lizzote’s had become known for.

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M embers of the community were given the opportunity to have their voices heard last week, with a series of

community information sessions on the route options for the light rail taking place across Maitland and Newcastle.

Around 20 community groups ranging from local schools, surf clubs and residents groups attended a session at Newcastle Museum last Wednesday evening, where UrbanGrowth NSW project manager, David Antcliff and Jason Rogers, from Transport for NSW, presented on the light rail and how it will help revitalise the city of Newcastle.

Long-serving Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club member, Dick Spinks said he had some concerns over how the light rail service would connect to Newcastle Beach.

“A few of our members and a lot of the people who visit the beach actually come from Maitland so we would favour an option that runs up to Pacific Park,” he said.

John Sutton, a Tighes Hill resident and member of the Thorsby Villages Alliance, told the Post he felt the information session raised more questions than it answered.

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A tireless campaigner in the fight against domestic violence and violence against women has been named Newcastle’s

Woman of the Year. Helen Cummings, who has assisted

hundreds of victims through her work at the Victims of Crime Assistance League (VOCAL) in Hamilton was recognised at an International Women’s Day breakfast last Friday.

“My feet still haven’t touched the ground,” Ms Cummings said.

“It truly was completely unexpected.”Herself a victim of domestic violence,

Ms Cummings told her personal story of survival in her 2011 memoir, Blood Vows.

Ms Cummings said while some of the book’s more revealing chapters in the required her to dig deep, she said the hardest part was becoming an advocate for stopping violence against women and children.

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the confidence to stand in front of a room of 200 people and tell my story.”

Ms Cummings said she had been told by a number of women that reading Blood Vows had encouraged them to speak up about their own violence relationships.

She told the Post she was always happy to take a phone call from a woman in need.

Announcing the award last week, Member for Newcastle, Tim Owen, described Ms Cummings as an “outstand-ing example of selfless commitment to advocating for sustainable change in the community.

He said Ms Cummings’ background in law meant she was well place to lobby for change at a state and federal level to ensure society’s most vulnerable are protected.

The daughter of former Newcastle Lord Mayor, Joy Cummings, Australia’s first female lord mayor, Ms Cummings said she was particularly honoured to received the award from Mr Owen.

“Mum always said people have more in common than their politics,” she said.

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W hen baby Finn Baker-McCloy entered the world last year, he was six weeks premature and in need of immediate

cardiorespiratory care.Thankfully, the skilled neonatologists

and nursing staff at the John Hunter Chil-dren’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) provided little Finn with the care he needed to survive those first few weeks of life.

It was Finn’s rocky beginnings that motivated his grandfather, Newcastle Lord Mayor Jeff McCloy, and wife Tracey, to give back to the intensive care unit that saved their grandson’s life, with a $110,000 donation.

The generous donation allowed the NICU to purchase five new state-of-the-art cardiorespiratory monitors, which allow doctors and nursing staff to measure the heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, temperature and oxygen level in a baby’s blood.

While Mr McCloy has enjoyed a long association with the hospital – his property group, McCloy Group built the hospital in the late 80s – he has remained modest about the donation when he spoke

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Jeff, Tracey, Louise and Finn McCloy at the John Hunter Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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“They were short on equipment and they did such a marvellous job with [Finn] we just thought as a family [donating] was a great idea,” he said.

NICU director, Dr Paul Craven said the new monitors were an essential part of their work.

“These monitors are the bread and butter of our nursery,” he said.

“They tell us not only what is occurring now, but also what has occurred over a previous 12-hour period and the other thing is, we can link all the monitors together so that we can actually be in one location but be aware of what is happening with all the babies in the nursery.

“It is amazing when we get these dona-tions because every cent goes to the equip-ment that we use to care for sick babies and we are incredibly dependant on donations to purchase fantastic equipment.”

Finn’s mother, Louise McCloy said her NICU experience was a real eye opener.

“Our NICU experience opened my eyes to how necessary it is for the whole of the community to support the John Hunter Children’s Hospital NICU – the doctors and nursing staff were simply amazing.”

Baby Finn is now thriving and recently celebrated his first birthday.

An African sunset, swimming with turtles at Heron Island and stunning Lake Louise are just some of the travel highlights experienced by the team at itravel Warners Bay.

Locally owned and managed Travel Agency itravel Warners Bay, (formerly a Jetset office), has had a facelift and an injection of energy by joining the fresh and exciting itravel brand! itravel has been successfully operating in Sydney since early 1995 as a boutique style travel advisor, valuing service, attention to detail and reputation.

Business partners, Sue Rigby, Georgette Southam & Andrew Minto knew itravel was a perfect fit for them. ‘We understand that holidays are precious, and the focus for our business is on achieving customer satisfaction both before and after the holiday.” said Sue Rigby part owner and Manager of itravel Warners Bay.

Sue and Senior Travel Consultant Natalie Heuston have now welcomed Tracey Peart to the team at itravel Warners Bay. All three ladies are Lake Macquarie locals, who offer a wealth of travel experience between them having lived in South Africa, Canada and London as well as travelling extensively around Australia and the World. Sue, a born and bred South African is sharing her knowledge by escorting a tour to her homeland later this year.

Although a new addition to the itravel team, Tracey has had many years’ experience in the travel industry and has worked at Blackcomb Ski Resort in Whistler, Canada. Tracey loves hearing about peoples travel experiences and is looking forward to creating dream holidays for her new clients at itravel Warners Bay.

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I n the same week that a report from the Property Council of Australia revealed Novocastrians crave more housing in the CBD, the NSW Depart-

ment of Planning and Infrastructure has announced proposed changes to current planning controls that could see an addi-tion 6,000 homes created in the city centre over the next 20 years.

The changes, focused mainly around the East End and Hunter Street Mall, would allow for greater building heights in selected locations, ranging up to 65 metres in some cases.

The changes would affect the develop-ments by UrbanGrowth NSW and GPT Group, including six residential projects.

Property Council of Australia NSW regional director for the Hunter region, Andrew Fletcher said the findings of the Council’s My City: The People’s Verdict survey revealed a desire for more housing in the CBD.

“The research proves that Novocastrians want radical surgery to the way their city is managed and that the Government is right to push ahead with its CBD renewal strategy,” he said.

“There is no doubt that Novocastrians want action to streamline the planning process and cut red tape so we can increase housing supply and attract the

Changes to planning laws to bring taller buildings and 10,000 jobs to Newcastle

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infrastructure, jobs and housing that the Hunter needs.”

Deputy director general of Planning and Infrastructure, Stephen McIntyre said the new planning regulations would provide the community and the business sector

with certainty about future growth in the city centre.

According to Mr McIntyre, Planning and Infrastructure is working with communi-ties to renew suburbs and cities across NSW.

“Once in place, development approval times will be improved as the city is provided with long-term planning controls,” he said.

“These plans allow capacity for an addi-tional 10,000 jobs and 6,000 homes to be created in the city centre by 2036 – homes and jobs that will be supported by new and renewed transport infrastructure.”

The proposed changes will be on public exhibition until Friday, April 4.

Copies of the plans can be viewed at www.planing.nsw.gov,au/revitalising-newcastle or at the City of Newcastle Administration Centre.

Would you like to see more housing in the CBD? Let us know. Email us at [email protected]

The research proves that Novocastrians want radical surgery to the way their city in managed and that the Government is right to push ahead.

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A teenager will face court next month fol-lowing investigations into an alleged graffiti offence.

About 8.30am on Friday, March 7 police were called to Broadmeadow Train Station following reports that a group had defaced railway property.

A 19-year-old boy was arrested and issued with a future court attendance notice for the offence of damage property with graf-fiti implement. He will appear in Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday, April 22.

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Harmony Day, celebrated Friday 21 March, is a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – from the traditional owners of this land to those who have come from many countries around the world. By participating in Harmony Day activities, we can learn and understand how all Australians from diverse back-grounds equally belong to this nation and enrich it.

The message of Harmony Day is Everyone Belongs and there are a series of events happening around the city for everyone to enjoy.

On Monday 17 March Swim for Harmony will be hosted at Mayfield Swimming Centre. Free family fun kicks off at 10am and festivities will run until 2pm, including multicultural food, music, sport and entertainment.

Newcastle Library will host Story Time and Aboriginal dancers from 10am followed by morning tea with the African Social Enter-prise Group and a Chinese Dragon at 12noon. Visitors will be able to decorate a hand to plant in the harmony garden.

Newcastle Art Gallery will host a tea house tasting at $20 per person Friday 21 March from 6 to 8pm. Presented by Madame Mo’s Dumpling House, the event is inspired by tea set pieces on display in the current exhibition Blue+White. Bookings are essential, call 4974 5100.

Newcastle Museum and ICON School of Make Up have organised a special Harmony Day beauty make over with award winning hair and make up artists. Book a time slot now between 3 and 5pm, Friday 21 March. Call 4974 1400 for details.

There will also be an Indian cooking demonstration at Newcastle Museum with Miss Promila Gupta, a master chef of Indian cuisine. She will be cooking her favourite dishes and then there will be a tasting. The demonstration is from 11am to 12.30pm and is free, just drop in.

Council encourages workplaces throughout the Hunter to get involved in ‘A Taste of Harmony’, a free and delicious way to celebrate cultural diversity. Just register your workplace, choose a day and time that suits in the week of 17 to 23 March, and tell your workmates to bring a plate of food to share.

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People often comment that “you can’t get wet under a water saving showerhead” but the truth is, there is no recognisable difference between a water-efficient shower-head and a regular showerhead.

Lake Macquarie residents again have the opportunity to bust this myth themselves by exchanging their old show-erhead for a water-efficient model. It’s worth remembering that if you shower for six minutes, a water efficient shower-head can save up to 50 litres of water for each shower, or up to 20,000 litres of water per person per year.

Council is doing its part to save water and is well on target to achieve a ten per cent reduction in drinking water use in our operations and at our public facilities by 2017/2018.

Major water saving initiatives undertaken by Council over the past five years include the installation of shower timers at holiday parks, and water efficient taps and showerheads at holiday parks, surf clubs and swim centres. Council has also installed smart metres at high consuming sites to enhance water monitoring and leak detection.

Throughout March you can bring your old showerhead, a previous Hunter Water bill and a Council rates notice to Toronto and Swansea libraries during business hours and can choose from a standard 9 litre per minute water effi-cient showerhead for free, or a premium 7.5 litre per minute model for $50.

Council also supports households to reduce energy and water consumption and save money through its Bust Your Household Bills program. When you sign up, you receive a free Bill Buster kit which contains information and products to help cut your households bills. By joining the program, you will not only start saving money, you will also be looking after the future of our city. You can sign up to the program at www.lakemac.com.au/bust-your-bills and if you 'Like' Council’s Facebook page (lakemaccity) you can keep up to date with the Bust Your Bills Program.

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D irector of Newcastle Port Corporation and fourth-generation Novocastrian, Paul Jeans has been installed as

the University of Newcastle’s seventh chancellor.

NSW Govenor, Marie Bashir officiated the installation ceremony at the univer-sity on Friday, where Mr Jeans was enrobed and presented with the univer-sity mace and said he was “honoured and humbled” by the appointment.

“Newcastle has played such a big role in preparing me for and providing with many of the opportunities in my life,” he said.

“It has been fantastic to see Newcastle transform from a steel city, where one in ten workers in Newcastle were employed by BHP, into a diverse and vibrant centre.

“Newcastle today has adapted and moved on a rightly has a promising future.”

Vice-chancellor, Professor Caroline McMillen said Mr Jeans’ leadership skills would be a valuable asset.

“The chancellor’s leadership will be critical as we work to realise the vision, aspirations and ambitions of our NeW Directions Strategic Plan, building on the

remarkable legacy of leadership since its foundation nearly 50 years ago.”

Mr Jeans said the university’s ambi-tious plans for the future, including the construction of its new city campus, had attracted him to the role but he added the university faced challenges, too.

“There are challenges and opportuni-ties ahead for the University of Newcastle and the university’s presence interna-tionally qualifies as both,” he said.

The new chancellor said more needed to be done to promote the teaching and research of the university on the world stage.

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Jets goalkeeper, Ben Kennedy’s lovely locks were given the chop in the name of breast cancer awareness after a Tuesday morning training session at Ray Watt Oval.

Kennedy said he was motivated to organise the fundraiser for Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation after his mum began receiving treatment for a breast cancer recurrence.

“I know first hand the impact it can have on family when a loved on is diagnosed with breast cancer,” he said.

“Being a bloke you don’t really realise how much it can affect you until some-one on your family is hit by it – hopefully we raise a bit of money and awareness about it.”

Kennedy’s mum, Karen said, at first, she was doubtful her son would go through with his plan.

“When Ben came to me and told me he wanted to shave his head I didn’t think he’d go ahead with it,” she said.

“I’m very proud but I said to him, ‘As long as I don’t have to,’ – I plan to keep my hair for as long as I can.”

Jets midfielder, Josh Brilliante also lost his trademark beard, before caving in to pressure from his teammates and shaving his head as well. In all, eleven Jets players, as well as coaches Clayton Zane and Craig Deans took part in the fundraiser.

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International Children’s Games proposed fees and charges

Lake Macquarie City Council is hosting the International Children’s Games from 6-11 December 2014. As part of hosting the Games, Council is proposing to charge fees for various services including hospitality, registration and merchandise.

These proposed fees are outlined below:

• Hospitality Package – includes but not limited to accommodation, events, transport, catering – charged at market price

• Registration for Team Lake Macquarie – charged at cost

• Sale of merchandise and promotional material – charged at market price

• Other services – may include but not limited to transport and additional social activities and events – charged at market price

Exhibition: The proposed fees and charges are on exhibition from Saturday 8 March 2014 until Monday 7 April 2014 at:

• Council’s Customer Service Centre, 126-138 Main Road, Speers Point

A copy of the proposed fees and charges is also available on the City website: www.lakemac.com.au. To view navigate to the ‘Public Notices and Exhibition’ page.

Submissions: Written submissions to the proposed fees and charges should be received by Council before close of business on 7 April 2014 and be addressed to General Manager, Lake Macquarie City Council, Box 1906, Hunter Region Mail Centre NSW 2310, or via email [email protected].

Council will release all submissions received upon request, in accordance with the provisions of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009.

For further information, contact ICG Event Director Jodi Tweed on 4921 0456.

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I f you’ve been to a Knights game over the past 26 years, chances are you would have seen Joy Sinclair there.

Mrs Sinclair, who celebrated her 90th birthday at Wests New Lambton with friends and family last Wednesday, has been a Knights season ticketholder every season since the club’s inception in 1988.

“I’ve only missed one home game,” Mrs Sinclair said. “And that was only because I was in hospital.”

She will be there again this Sunday when the Knights play Canberra at Hunter Stadium at 6.30pm and maintains her confidence for this season despite the 30-8 loss to Penrith last weekend.

“They’ll win it,” Mrs Sinclair said when asked how Newcastle will perform in this year’s premiership. “My favourite player at the moment is Tyrone Roberts.”

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nsw seniors weekNewcastle’s happiest Happy Ukulele Group ready to spread more joy this Seniors Week

They are perhaps the happi-est bunch of seniors in the Newcastle area.

Happy Ukulele Group Stockton (HUGS) meet twice

a week at the Stockton Girl Guides Hall to hone their uke skills and play music and will soon be spreading joy a bit further to other seniors as part of local Seniors Week celebrations.

HUGS coordinator, Elaine Johnson said more than anything the group just liked to have fun.

“At the Happy Ukulele Group the goals we set were just to enjoy ourselves and be happy,” she said.

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For more information on the event call Valerie Menzies on 4952 1239 or to find out more about a ukulele group near you, call Mrs Johnson on 4928 1251.

Seniors Week eventsActive Over 50 Tai Chi for Health When: March 14, 10am – 11am Where: Mayfield Senior Citizens Centre Info: Katrine Kennedy, 4961 3238, [email protected] Seniors Week Expo When: March 16 – 22 Where: Charlestown Square Info: 0414 674 044Fun Learning Computing with ComputerPals When: March 17 – 20 Where: Islington School Hall Info: 4961 6576Gardening as Exercise for Seniors When: March 18, 9:45am – 12pm Where: Hunter Regional Botanic Garden, Heatherbrae Info: 4987 1655Seniors concert When: March 20, 10am – 12pm Where: Lake Macquarie Performing Arts Centre Info: Jenny Linton-Webb, 4921 0517, [email protected] is the Best Medicine When: March 20, 10am – 1pm Where: The Adamstown Club Info: Valerie Menzies, 4952 1239

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Palm Lake is on the move

The clubhouse soon to be known as River Waters Coun-try Club is nearing completion and on target for opening its doors in April. Residents will

be able to enjoy these facilities in beautiful surrounds. A 66-seater luxurious cinema, art & craft room, billiards, darts, games room, indoor and outdoors swimming pools, sauna, spa, commercial kitchen, bar, dining room, lounge area, cappuccino machine, library with computers, meeting room, dance floor, grand piano, stage, tennis courts, a workshop, a fitness centre that has a well-equipped gym, plus so much more. The championship undercover lawn bowls centre will soon have bowlers cheering.

With an air-conditioned clubhouse attached, residents will have many facili-ties to enjoy. The streetscape is developing to a real community feel. Homes are now completed with more under construction and more to be built. You can still buy off the plan and pick your colours, or buy a completed home that you can move into today. Our first few residents moved into the resort in February with more in March and April, in fact sales are booming.

Beautiful two-bedroom plus study and three room homes have been popular. Some with en-suite, some with walk-in-robes, and some have double garages. All are high-quality affordable homes.

As the sales soar at Palm Lake Resort along the Hunter River, pressure has resulted in stage 1 being fully released before scheduled. For more information or for a free DVD on Palm Lake Resort Fern Bay, call 1800 648 868.

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MEDICAL MATTERS

Testing for Prostate Cancer is an individual choice

I have just turned 50 and am generally fit and healthy, but I was wondering if, at my age, I should start to have checks for prostate cancer? Bob, 50

A few years ago, Bob, I would have said yes, but recent research is changing the way we think about things. It is true that the risk of developing prostate cancer increases with age and family history. Men with an immediate (first degree) relative diagnosed with prostate cancer before the age of 65 or men with an immediate relative diagnosed with breast cancer are at a higher risk of developing prostate cancer than the general male population. However, prostate cancer is generally a very slow progressing disease so that many men may never develop any significant symptoms associated with it in the course of their lifetime. Screening for prostate cancer is now considered to be an individual choice.

Prostate cancer screening has become controversial, and there is some disagree-ment among experts as to the real benefit of screening. Although screening tests can be useful in identifying the early signs of prostate cancer, the results of testing

are not always accurate. In fact, for many men, the early stages of prostate cancer have no symptoms, while other men who do show some symptoms may not actually have cancer. In addition to this, the risks associated with treatment for early stage prostate cancer can sometimes outweigh the benefits. For some men, prostate surgery can result in urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction which may have a more significant impact on their life.

The current guidelines vary, but if a man chooses to go ahead with screening then both a PSA blood test and a rectal exami-nation are recommended. If a positive result is returned from either of these tests then additional testing may be recom-mended. Some experts suggest that men should have a first test at around the age of 40, as an initial screening or baseline measure of prostate function, but then may not require any repeat testing until the age of 55 or over. Other experts suggest that testing is not necessary until the age of 55-69, unless there is strong evidence of family history.

So, the decision to screen for prostate cancer is complicated by several issues:

• The lack of strong evidence for the benefit of routine screening,

• The fact that prostate cancer is gener-ally very slow to progress and may not even result in symptoms or harm in some men,

• The fact that the tests which are currently available are not always accurate in predicting cancer (so that a positive test result may not be due to cancer and, alter-nately, cancer may exist in the presence of normal test results), and

• The complications that may result from treatment may not match the benefit

Bob, your decision to go ahead with prostate cancer screening is one you should make in consultation with your doctor, with all the necessary informa-tion for you to make an informed choice based on good knowledge of your risks for developing prostate cancer, the benefit of screening for you, and the potential risks associated with testing. The National Health and Medical Research Council has some useful information at www.nhmrc.gov.au and The Better Health Channel at www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au (search “prostate cancer”).

If you have a medical ques-tion you would like to ask Dr Tony you can email the Post at [email protected].

Include your age and gender with your question, too. Dr Tony will try to respond to your questions, but if it is something you think is urgent or concerning please be sure to seek advice from your GP.

Dr Tony IsaacMBBS RACGP Kotara Family Practice

[email protected] www.kotarafamilypractice.com.au 4956 0888

Last week we talked about how important exercise is. This week I’ll tell you the best exercise in the whole world: It’s the one you actually do, and that usually means you actually enjoy doing it.

I see people get so caught up in what the best exercise is or routine to do; magazines are full of articles saying which fancy exercises in what order and to do four sets or exactly 15 reps... no wonder people get confused.

They show someone with an eight-pack of abs doing compli-cated exercises like sitting balanced with your legs in the air swinging a medicine ball from side to side, and then throw in words like ‘core’ or ‘functional’.

I can’t remember the last time I had to sit on the floor, balance my legs up and swing something heavy side to side in real life. That’s not really functional.

Simple works best. Try starting with a walk and put a couple of bursts in where you go fast for a bit. If you want to check you’re getting a bit fitter, go out and pick a specific route, for example from your gate to the shop for your paper.

Time how long it takes you to walk it the first time; the second time try to get a bit quicker, and third time a bit quicker again. It’s not rocket science but it is science. As your times get quicker you will get fitter. It’s called progressive overload.

Each time you finish a bit tired your body recovers and repairs whichever part is worn out to where you started, but – and this is the secret that it’s all about – it then recovers a little bit more!

For example, have you ever worked with a shovel and rubbed the skin away on your hands? After a rest the skin repairs thicker than it was, creating a callous, so next time it can handle even more work.

You finish a run and you’re out of breath? Your body will over repair so next time the same run makes you less out of breath!

It’s an incredible system and it’s yours. Your body is made to move and improve, so do something you like, don’t make it too fancy and make it fun. This is how you really get results!

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As much as I love the hotter months of the year, by the time March rolls around, I am well and truly ready to ditch the shorts and thongs for my favourite winter warmers.

My love of bikinis (you may have read about my obsession in a previous column) makes me appear a summer-lover at heart but in reality, the rest of my personal style screams winter.

I know there are many of you who disagree with the precon-ceived idea that winter is all about black, white and neutral colours but honestly, there is nothing that makes me happier than simple, colourless dressing.

Autumn/winter fashions change from year to year but it looks to me like this year the fashion industry is on my side, with a bounty of black and white clothing, the odd khaki shirt or jacket and camel or beige tones galore.

This season is all about simple day wear, stand out accessories (think brightly coloured handbags and leopard print stilettos) and the comeback of the turtleneck. Also look out for the poncho, which is replacing the standard jacket.

Monochrome outfits will be easily brightened this season with a touch of red lippy and the odd coloured accessory – keep your eyes on bright reds, navy blues, deep greens and surprisingly, pale pinks.

Grab yourself a pair of ‘boyfriend’ jeans and purchase anything with checks or animal prints but don’t go over the top. You might remember that during autumn/winter 2013 we saw loads of patterned stockings... this season they are being replaced with plain colours, so pack the prints away for another year.

Sometimes it feels as though we have just begun to get used to incorporating one new and quirky trend into our personal style when a new season rolls around and introduces a whole new line of weird trends.

It is annoying, especially when it’s something awesome like high waisted denim shorts, but try to look at the bright side: you have the opportunity to change up your look as you experiment with something different.

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Key Financial Planning seminar / Tuesday, March 18 sponsored content

K ey Financial Planning is on a mission to make Australians financially wise, starting in the local community.

Key Financial Planning, who is an author-ised representative of Financial Wisdom Limited, has just been recognised with two prestigious industry awards – the 2013 Financial Wisdom National Practice of the Year and 2013 NSW Practice of the Year.

A fixture in the local community for almost 20 years, Key Financial Planning works with their clients to help them real-ise their dreams by imparting financial wisdom.

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Singer-songwriter, actor, author, political activist, producer – Steve Earle is one of America’s greatest living storytellers. His tales, encapsulated in songs such as ‘The Galway Girl’, ‘Jerusa-lem’ , ‘Goodbye’s All We Got Left’ , ‘Guitar Town’, and his anthemic ‘Copperhead Road’, have filled 14 albums and earned him three Grammy awards. Two years ago he came to Bluesfest solo, nailed it and sold-out his sideshows to boot. This time he’s bringing The Dukes along for the ride and showcasing his 15th studio album, 'The Low Highway' – a road record written about what he experienced from the window of his tour bus. Backed by a new lineup of The Dukes ( and Duchess) featuring The Mastersons (Chris Masterson on guitars and wife Eleanor Whitmore on fiddle and vocals), Kelly Looney on bass and Will Rigby on drums, Steve Earle rolls through a bumper taster from this new album and his bulging back catalogue.

what's on After making quite the name for herself as

an indie rock torch singer par excellence thanks to such brilliant albums as ‘Real Life’, ‘To Survive’ and ‘The Deep Field’, Joan as Policewoman aka Joan Wasser is back with album number four although this time around it’s a much brassier, neo-soul tinged affair.

While this genre has undergone quite a resurgence in recent years and, as some may argue, mined to death by the likes of Amy Winehouse, Wasser does manage to bring some freshness to proceedings.

The gently soulful ‘Get Direct’ is a definite standout while Wasser is at her vampy and gritty best on ‘Good Together’.

While 'The Classic' isn't destined to live up to its namesake and is in no way the best work in the Joan as Policewoman catalogue, it is a decent listen nonethe-less.

It’s a buddy-buddy movie starring Clint Eastwood at his gruff and cantankerous best and an absurdly guffaw-inducing orangutan. What more could you possibly ask for?

Eastwood stars as Philo Beddoe – a truck driver with a penchant for fighting. With two friends - Orville and Clyde, the orangutan he won on a bet - he roams the San Fernando Valley in search of cold beer, country music and the occasional punch-up.

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It’s only the beginning

It’s a pretty tacit acknowledgment that you’re onto a good thing when your album continues to wow the music buying public nearly eight months after its release.

That’s exactly the case for Josh Pyke’s fourth studio album ‘The Beginning and the End of Everything’. The album came in at number 7 on the ARIA album chart as well as picking up an ARIA award nomina-tion for best adult contemporary release.

Pyke is smack-bang in the middle of yet another national tour, this time to pro-mote his latest single, and the album’s title track although, as Pyke told TE, the inspiration behind the track came from the unlikeliest of places.

“I was going through a sort of writer’s block,” Pyke said. “This was after ‘Only Sparrows’ came out and I was on tour in the UK promoting it. I was sitting in a ho-tel room in Brighton and I was mucking around with some writing and I was in-terested in the concept of waiting for the muse or the lightning to strike and then I just started writing what became ‘The Be-ginning and the End of Everything’, and the rest of the album just flowed from that – so I guess it is ironic that the inspiration

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When it comes to tapping into the Aus-tralian cultural zeitgeist, Pyke has been making a pretty good fist of things – with four of his albums, 100 per cent in fact, making it to the ARIA top ten. While he was reluctant to pinpoint the reason why his deft turn of phrase and lilting folk-tinged pop resonated so well with audi-ences, he added that it may have some-thing to do with the fact that there is little pretence in his work.

“It is very hard to look at your work ob-jectively like that, but I would say that the music I make tends to be the type of mu-sic that becomes associated with signifi-cant events in people’s lives – you know like summer holidays or weddings. A lot of what I do is very honest and quite per-sonal and people tend to throw their own life experiences into the song and then, I guess, it kind of becomes universal.”

If it’s connection with his audience that Pyke is looking for on his albums, the same can certainly be said of his live show.

“The best shows I’ve ever seen are ones where there is a genuine engagement with the audience. Also it’s a feeling – whether it be a rush of adrenaline from metal show or a feeling of intimacy from an acoustic show – it’s all about that feeling.”

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W hen it comes to Michael Jackson, aside from the King of Pop himself, there are few,

if any who do it as good as Kenny Wizz.Despite being regarded as one of the

world’s premier Jackson tribute artists, Wizz told TE that it his 30-year Jackson journey was something he kind of fell into.

“It didn’t just come together at one time – it’s a process of studying and learning that continues today,” he said.

“I always has a love for Michael’s music and wanted to be able to dance as a form of self-expression. I got into street danc-ing in the eighties and then Michael came out with ‘Thriller’ and everyone just went crazy for it. I was doing some street danc-ing at the time and more and more people who saw me perform thought I resembled Michael and the more popular the album became, the more demands there were for me to do what Michael was doing, and the rest is history – no pun intended."

After an eleven-year run at the Riviera Casino in Las Vegas, Wizz branched out with his own critically-acclaimed show ‘HIStory”, and now he’s bringing his ‘HIStory II’ show back to Oz after huge runs down here in 2010 and 2012.

“While we didn’t want to change it too much, we wanted to add some new songs as well as some new production to make it even more spectacular,” he said.

“We want to cover Michael’s whole career, from the Jackson 5 right through and it’s just impossible to cover every-thing. Even if you covered just the hits, you could never do it in a two-hour show.”

Wizz added, since Jackson’s untimely demise, audiences have cast a much closer eye on what he is doing onstage, which he said makes for a more realistic experience.

“People dissect the show a lot more because he really does have a lot of hard-core fans out there,” he said. “For me, it’s all about keeping Michael’s legacy alive by emulating him, not becoming exactly like him and giving people the chance to experience some of the spirit of Michael."

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What sets Corpse Harvest apart is the age of the members. Singer Andrew Murdoch has enlisted the talents of his progeny Sage Murdoch (age 11- lead axeman) and Heath Murdoch (age nine – doom blasts) and mate Chad Ross on bass. The boys are gearing up to launch their debut album ‘Infinite Suffering’ and I’m told the title was inspired by what mum goes through when the lads are in the garage practicing. Great stuff!

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Framed for a crime he didn’t commit, muscle car mechanic and street racer Tobey (Aaron Paul) gets out of prison determined to settle the score with the man responsible for his false conviction. Tobey tears up the road in a gritty cross-country journey; one that begins as a mission for revenge, but proves to be one of redemption. ‘Need for Speed’ also stars Dominic Cooper, Ramon Rodriguez, and Dakota Johnson.

Celebrated as an entertainment land-mark for over 70 years, the first full-length animated film ever made comes out of the vault especially to close the festival. Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. But one day while the dwarfs are at their diamond mine, the Queen arrives disguised as an old peddler woman and persuades Snow White to bite into a poisoned apple.

Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men focuses on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Ger-many to rescue artistic masterpiec-es from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners.

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If there is one thing that is sorely lacking in the sequel to the vis-ceral 2006 sword and sandal epic it is the direction of Zack Snyder. Snyder, who has brought his unique vision to such films as ‘The Watchmen’ and ‘Man of Steel’, only took on screenplay duties this time around, and it shows.

That’s not to say that this isn’t a visual feast that manages to capture Frank Miller’s (the author of the original graphic novel series) original style almost perfectly – it’s just that it feels like a soulless facsimilie of the original. After the defeat of the Spartans in the original, Persian King Xerxes is on the march against the major Greek City States, with Athens first on the agenda. It is up to Greek Admiral Themistocles to put a stop to Xerxes' advances but must first use the might of the Greek navy to do battle with Artemesia – the vengeful commander of the Persian navy. The blood and gore are ramped up to ten here and even though things got tiresome after the 15th slo-mo limb lopping, it was a decent distraction.

It is not everyday you come across an Australian film as visually breathtaking as 'Tracks'.

Produced by See Saw Films, the production company behind 'The Kings Speech' and 'Oranges and Sunshine', 'Tracks' tells the extraordinary true story of Robyn Davidson (Mia Wasikowska) who in 1977, set off from Alice Springs with four camels and a dog and didn’t stop until reached the Indian Ocean nine months later.

'Girls' star, Adam Driver plays National Geographic photographer, Rick Smolan, who plays Davidson’s on-again-off-again love inter-est/thorn in her side throughout the film but it is Mandy Walker, the cinematographer who is the real star of this flick.

Walker captures the West Australian dessert spectacularly – pull-ing raw beauty and crushing loneliness from the baron and deso-late landscape through aerial shots and sweeping wide angles.

The film may have been just a touch too long but those landscape shots, coupled with an amazingly emotive performance from Wasikowska, more than make up for the slow pace.

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formidable concerns, but when you take members from these bands and put them in a room together, then you have something else entirely.

Featuring the talents of Ben “Dutchy” Holland on bass, Ben Kelly and Mo Mayhem on guitar, Jae Nelson on drums, Dave Bell on sax and Rob Parkes on trombone, Mucho Sonar offer up

an almost irresistible array of horn and adrenaline-fuelled punk rock with just the right amount of metal riffing. Think the likes of Rocket From the Crypt and you’re in the right ballpark.

Rob Parkes told TE that, given every-one was quite familiar musically, Mucho Sonar was a natural progression for all concerned.

“Basically, we’ve all played in bands together at some stage and me and Mo had come out of another band and we were writing songs together so it seemed like the natural thing to do.”

Despite only being a band for a rela-

tively short amount of time, Mucho Sonar have been gaining quite a bit of attention around the traps – not least for their blisteriing and tighter-than-a-tourniquet debut self-titled EP.

“We pretty much recorded all of it at home," Parkes said.

"We didn’t really have any idea how it would come out, but it ended up sound-ing really massive – we’re heaps happy with it” Parkes said.

Catch Mucho Sonar at the Cambridge Hotel on Saturday, March 16 alongside Drug Mother, the Delta Lions and The Grounds.

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The platters that matter

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O ver the last few years, there’s no doubt that there has been a massive resurgence in the

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After the success of last year’s inau-gural event, more than 20 stallholders from across the country will take part in the second Hunter Record Fair on Saturday 22nd March. A massive range of both new and second-hand vinyl records and CDs will be on offer, plus books and DVDs. All genres of music will be available, including: country, rock, soul, metal, punk, pop, hip-hop, jazz, blues, reggae, rockabilly, folk, r&b, ska, alternative, house, hardcore punk, electro, indie, new wave, noise and more.

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G iven that it was just 12 short months ago that Melbourne-based punks The Bennies’ career

was in doubt after their guitarist was stabbed in the armpit by a bogan punter in Byron Bay, to see where they are now is quite astonishing.

Since the incident, the kings of stoner party jams have toured China, Japan and New Zealand and are still riding high off the release of their genre-bending soph-omore release ‘Rainbows in Space’.

“Yeah, it’s pretty amazing that it’s been almost a year since that stuff in Byron happened,” bass player Craig Selak told TE.

“It was a situation where we didn’t re-ally know what was going to happen with the band so to see where we are now is just awesome.”

When ‘Rainbows in Space’ was re-leased in November last year, pundits were throwing around hyperbole like confetti with some proclaiming it to be the album of 2013 and Selak said the

band put literally everything they had into the making of the album with the end result a miasma of reggae-infused punk rock with more layers than you can poke a stick at.

“The whole idea was more is more - just keep adding s**t,” Selak said.

“The songs were a bit of a mixed bag – there was some stuff that had been kick-ing around for quite a while and there were a couple of tracks that were only written a couple of weeks before the re-cording and I think having those really new songs really helped create a really energetic vibe on the album – we really did put everything into it.”

Selak added that once the current tour wraps up, there is no chance of slowing down – with more Aussie tours planned as well as another visit to China.

“Man, China was just f***ing mental,” he said.

“We’d been to Japan a couple of times before but not China – our friends the Smith Street Band recommended we go over there and we were just blown away so were heading back over there again soon – it’s going to be awesome.”

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While they will be with-out guitarist "Big D", who was unfortunate-ly rushed to a Florida hospital last week, you

can be rest assured that the Southern soul piano maestro Jon Cleary and his band, The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, will be preaching the New Orleans rhythm and blues and funk gospel when they hit Li-zotte’s this weekend.

“The gents will be bringing the monster funk …and invite everyone to come join the party as we bring Mardi Gras to you,” Cleary said.

Described as the funkiest band in the city that has some of the funkiest musi-cians in the world, Jon Cleary and the Ab-solute Monster Gentlemen are the gem in the New Orleans crown – an unabashed riot of gospel harmonies and foundation rocking grooves.

Running the full gamut from street beats to old school rhythm and blues, the party is propelled by Cleary’s vocals and mes-merising piano chops, skills the British-born Cleary picked up as a teenager in New Orleans directly from the masters who invented the style.

“Ultimately, all New Orleans music is about making a joyful noise – even when burying their dead, folks in New Orleans will have a wild jazz band to celebrate the good life,” he said.

Described by country legend Bonnie Raitt as “the ninth wonder of the world”, Cleary’s talents have been in high demand of late, working alongside the likes of Taj Mahal, Doctor John and jazzman John Schofield but he maintains there’s noth-ing like the feeling he gets when the Ab-solute Monster Gentlemen take the stage.

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B uilt on a 1189-square-metre block, this brick and tile house offers ocean views to the north east.

The house, with a 73-metre wide front-age, has four bedrooms and there is an ensuite and walk-in wardrobe in the master bedroom. The house also has formal and informal living areas as well as north-east facing entertainment areas.

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Once it seemed there was no question that a house made a better investment than a unit.

Investors could depend on high rental demand, because most Austral-ians’ idea of “home” was a house on a quarter-acre block.

A house also seemed by definition a better investment because the investor bought not just the building but also the land, which rises in value, while the owner of a unit bought only the build-ing, which depreciates. But the answer is not as clear-cut these days, partly because of issues of housing afford-ability and partly due to changes in the way Australians live and work.

Priorities have shifted, leaving us less time for household chores and yard maintenance. Increasingly people are keen to leave their cars at home, too.

It means more tenants are looking for quality, easy-to-maintain apartments close to transport or in walkable neigh-bourhoods – and this shift is set to drive long-term capital values.

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Some policies will even cover contents that could be damaged or stolen – this is particularly important if your investment is partly or fully furnished. Landlord insurance premi-ums fluctuate according to the location and type of investment property, so to find out more visit a specialist such as Terri Scheer (terrischeer.com.au) or contact insurers.

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Defending Newcastle District No.1 Grade Saturday Pennant titleholders the Valentine “Lakers” commenced their title defence with a hard fought 59/45 victory over Lambton winning on two of the three rinks.

The quartet of Neil Percival, Ross Levido, Jacob Murray & former Australian representative Sam Laguzza led the foundations for the win defeating Scott Kohler, Gary Young, Chris Evans & Chris Holstein 23/11. Bill Ahoy was the other successful Valentine skip-per defeating Craig Thompson 18/15. Andrew Smith scored a point for Lambton edging out David Govan 19/18.

Last year’s runners-up Raymond Terrace No.1 “Jets” had a solid 66/50 win over Warners Bay. The triumphant skippers being Jason Stokes & current Australian repre-sentative Matthew Baus. Stokes downed Robert Simmonds 24/16, Baus beat Ben Gamack 22/13 and

Lennon Scott lost by the odd shot 21/20 to Ryan Freedman.

Alder Park are the early Section 1 leaders after whitewashing Redhead 72/37 to claim the maximum 6 points. Martin Ball recording a big 36/10 win over Richie Graham, Shannon Rowe beat former clubmate Jack Littlewood 19/14 and Ross Ball accounted for John Roberts 17/13.

Kahibah are the Section 4 lead-ers after scoring the maximum points against Kotara winning 68/45. Tony Falcocchio defeat-ing Brad Unsted 23/14, Jarrod Gorsuch beat Keiran Lott 22/17 and Howard Smith downed Brett Waugh 23/14.

Next Saturday Valentine will be tested by the improving Charles-town side, Raymond Terrace No.1 can expect strong opposition from Teralba, Alder Park travel to Swansea Workers and the newly promoted Water Board are at home to Kahibah.

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Newcastle NatioNal Park cro-quet club is holding a Croquet and Gateball “Come & Try Day” this Sunday, 16th March. Lessons will be conducted from 10am to 2pm. Bring your own lunch. Tea and Coffee supplied. Please wear flat-soled shoes and a sun hat. Newcastle National Park Croquet Club is located between the tennis courts and athletics track at 25 National Park Street, Newcastle West. Call 4969 2268 Croquet is relatively easy to understand and fun to play and requires only one basic skill, that of propelling a ball with a degree of accuracy. The principal difference between croquet and most other outdoor sports in that croquet requires delicacy and skill, rather than speed or strength.

It also requires tactical ability and forward planning rather than quick reflexes. Think of the tactics as being akin to a board game such as chess and the accuracy being akin to a pastime such as snooker but with the added bonus of both fresh air and leisurely exercise. The game is played by both sexes on equal terms and thanks to a comprehensive handicapping system players of vastly different ability can play on level terms.

Gateball is played on a green about half the size of a normal croquet green – five players to each team – a game lasts 30min and is played quickly, only 10 sec allowed for each turn – played extensively in the Asian countries although mostly only teams from Japan and China come to play in our National and State Championships.

MiNister for sPort aND recrea-tioN, Gabrielle Upton, has encouraged sporting clubs with medium to large infrastructure plans to apply for funding as part of the ClubGrants Category 3 program, which was announced today by Minister for Hospitality, George Souris.

“This is an opportunity not to be missed for sporting clubs and other recreational organisations to get access to a level of funding that will allow their dreams to become a reality,” Minister Upton said.

“The fund, totalling $12 million, will provide grants between $500,000 and $2 million for these important projects.

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training facilities, this represents a signifi-cant funding opportunity.

“In my six months as Minister for Sport and Recreation, I have met with many sporting organisations who pour their heart and soul into their sports. They have a vision for maximising the number of people who can play their game, and these grants will go a long way to helping them achieving those goals.

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T he Hunter’s most talented rugby players have been included in the search for the next wave of Wallabies in the Junior Gold Cup

at under 15 and under 17 age levels.The Junior Gold Cup is a national long-

term talent development and competi-tion program comprising 24 teams (four pools of six) from all eligible states and territories in Australia. The Hunter Zone is grouped with Sydney North West, Sydney South Harbour, Northern Inland, ACT and South Australia.

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Paul Monforteian Sevens team, Super Rugby and the Wallabies. “This is a great opportunity for locally-based players to play against some of the best 15s and 17s in Australia,” Hunter Junior Gold Cup co-ordinator Peter Sarroff said.

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A dam Taggart’s 11th goal of the season saw the Newcastle Jets secure a 1-0 win over Melbourne Heart at Hunter

Stadium on Saturday night.The passion in the club spilled over at

training on Monday with Mark Birighitti and Taylor Regan having to be seperated after a headted clash.

Both players met with club officials following the incident with Jets CEO Robbie Middleby saying the pair have put the incident behind them to focus on Saturday’s F3 Derby against the Central Coast Mariners at Central Coast Stadium.

“You want your players to have a competitive nature and show passion on the field because that’s a key ingredient for success in any sport,” Middleby said.

“However, it’s important they don’t cross the line and let their emotions get the better of them.

“As a club, we’ve spoken to both Mark and Taylor about the incident and have dealt with the matter internally.”

The visitors had the first chance of Saturday's match inside the opening minute, with Mate Dugandzic deliver-ing a cross from the right flank that was

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headed just wide of the target by Iain Ramsay.

The Jets’ first opportunity came three minutes later, with Adam Taggart hold-ing the ball up well on the edge of the area and drawing a foul from Patrick Kisnorbo.

Craig Goodwin, who was a late replace-ment for Joel Griffiths, stepped-up to take the set piece and drove the ball underneath the wall, only to see Heart shot-stopper Andrew Redmayne get down low and wrap the ball up.

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I t's only round one, but the Newcas-tle Knights’ NSW Cup side got some revenge on Penrith for knocking them out of last year's competition

with an impressive 24-14 win over the Panthers at Sportingbet Stadium on Saturday.

In a re-match of last year’s Preliminary Final, won 36-32 by the then Windsor Wolves, the Knights' charged to victory on the back of a strong second half performance where they scored 14 points and only conceded four.

New recruit Matt Minto was a standout at halfback in his official debut match for the Club, impressing with a strong kick-ing game that led to a number of tries.

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Mackay Cutters No.7 looked more than capable at this level and proved he'll be a valued member of the Knights' squad going forward. Winger Chanel Mata'utia snared a hat-trick in the triumph, while forwards Pat Vaivai, Korbin Sims and Matt Hilder all looked good in the win.

Knights' coach Rick Stone was extremely happy with the win, admit-ting his team will only get better with time. "Overall it was a really satisfying win given we had a fairly short prepara-tion," Stone says. "We only had our play-ers for a couple of sessions, so we’ll get better. We had 11 or 12 full-time players and the others were part-time players.

The Knights will play Mounties at 4.15pm at Hunter Stadium on Sunday.

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I nspired by a hat-trick to fullback Jake Mamo, the Newcastle Knights' NYC side kicked-off their 2014 campaign in style with a 34-22 win

against the reigning Under 20s premiers the Penrith Panthers at Sportingbet Stadium on Saturday.

Returning to the Holden Cup ranks after impressing in pre-season training with the Club's NRL squad this summer, Mamo showed his class in attack and defence.

The Gosford-born flyer was well supported by Knights' new recruit Jaelen Feeney, who starred at halfback with his composure and strong kicking game.

Feeney's halves partner Jacob Gagai was also impressive in his maiden NYC match after playing in the SG Ball last season.

The younger brother of Knights' centre Dane Gagai proved his worth and even bagged a special solo try in the second half.

Of course beating the defending NYC premiers is a great result, but most pleas-ing for coach Michael Crawley was his side's defence.

Newcastle started the match full of running and dominated possession in the opening exchanges.

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The Panthers raced out of the blocks to open up an 18-0 lead after 30 minutes but Mamo had pulled one back for the visitors by halftime.

Tryscorers for Newcastle, apart from Mamo, were Luke Yates and Jacob Gagai.

Winger Bryce Donovan kicked seven goals from seven attempts.

The Knights have enough tough match this weekend when they take on Canberra at Hunter Stadium on Sunday.

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N ewcastle Knights coach Wayne Bennett will monitor playmakers Darius Boyd, Kurt Gidley and Tyrone Roberts in the lead-up to Sunday’s

first home game of the season against Canberra at Hunter Stadium after all three were injured in the 30-8 loss to Penrith last Saturday. In a match described by Bennett as a 'crazy', Boyd suffered a hamstring injury in the first half and didn't return for the remainder of the match.

Gidley also left the field in the first stanza with concussion after copping a heavy hit and remained on the bench.

Roberts was another casualty in the second half with concussion. The No.7 tried to stop Panthers lock Adam Docker from scoring in the 64th minute, but came off second best and was also forced to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines. "It’s a tough call at the moment and I don’t know what I’m going to do," Bennett said after the match about who could replace Boyd, Gidley and Roberts if any were unavailable for this week.

"We’ve got two with concussion and one with

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Knights injuries mounting

The Knights have picked up several injuries from Saturday's loss to Penrith

Key playmakers in doubt for first home game of the year after 'crazy' match against Panthers

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a hamstring, so some major ones. I don’t know (about Boyd). The hamstring could be a week or it could be three but it could be more than a week I would assume. The concussions, well Kurt still isn’t good at the moment.

"So you’d have to assume he’d be border line, while Tyrone is starting to come good."

Centre Dane Gagai played out the match at fullback in Boyd's absence and Bennett was happy with his effort.

The veteran coach wasn't sure if Gagai would replace Boyd at No.1 though and would also have to wait on scan results on Boyd's hamstring before making any final decision.

"We’ve got to find a centre if we put him (Dane) at fullback and we’ve got to find a centre and someone else," he says. "We’ll also have to find another hooker, but it’s too early for me to call on those. I was happy with Dane’s performance though. He got a couple of wicked bounces there, but if he had played there on a regular basis he would have picked those a little better. That’s just time and experience and he hasn’t had that yet, but when he carried the ball he was great and enthusiastic.

"Most of them are pretty ok, it’s just bumps and bruises after the game."

Sunday’s match gets underway at 6.30pm.

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