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Haigh’s Chocolates open in the Hills HAIGH’S Chocolates will open its sixth Sydney store iat Castle Hill by Christmas. CEP Alister Haigh said the Castle Towers store would comple-
ment the popular city, Bondi Junction, Miranda and Chatswood stores. “Our Sydney customer numbers continue to grow and Haigh’s Chocolates was yet to have a presence in the Hills,” Mr Haigh said. “As the first-choice retail desti-
More counsellors to be appointed THE NSW Government will provide additional school counselling staff in public schools over the next three years. Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said NSW public schools will have a strong pipeline of trained and qualified school counsellors and school psychologists to draw on over the next few years. "Through the NSW Government's sponsorship and scholarship programs, we will be training up to 328 people to join the school counselling workforce between 2020 and 2023," Ms Mitchell said.
Adopted people have choice FOR the first time in NSW history adopted people will have the option to have both their birth and adopted families included on a birth certificate. Attorney General Mark Speakman said this is a significant milestone for adopted people in NSW, as yesterday
nation in the area Castle Towers was a natural fit for our sixth store.” Founded in 1915 by Alfred Haigh, Haigh’s Chocolates now employs more than 650 people and has stores in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide as
the Parliament passed legislation enabling a person’s history before and after adoption to be recorded on an integrated birth certificate (IBC). Connections between birth and adopted families are encouraged under modern practices so that children are able to better understand their background and heritage. For information on adoption visit www.facs.nsw.gov.au/ families/adoption.
Early birds vs night owls EARLY to bed, early to rise…while the old saying promises health, wealth and wisdom, new research confirms part of the adage holds true, as a world first study shows that people who go to bed early are more likely to be in better health and more physically active compared tonight owls. Conducted by the University of Leicester and the University of South Australia, the study assessed the bedtime preferences (sleep chro-
well as online at www.haighschocolates. com. Haigh’s Chocolates is committed to the art of premium chocolate making from the raw cocoa bean and holds international UTZ certification for ethical and sustainable practices.
notypes) of people with Type 2 diabetes, identifying a connection between bedtimes and healthy, active lifestyles.
Michelle Garrard sets a record MICHELLE Garrard has set a record by being re-elected to her fourth term as deputy Lord Mayor of Parramatta. No other councillor has served a full term of council in that position, Cr Garrard said. While the deputy comes up for election by fellow councillors every year, the Lord Mayor serves a two-year term. Lord Mayor Bob Dwyer’s term ends at the local government election next September. The council elections were due this September, but Covid-19 pushed it to next year. Cr Garrard was elected as part of the Our Local Community (OLC) team on council in 2017. The only other nominee for the deputy’s position was Labor’s Patricia Prociv.
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