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What is AML? Acute Myeloid Leukaemia is a blood cancer. We know it as bone marrow cancer. Professor Derek Hart and his group at the ANZAC Research Institute at Concord Hospital have answers. A cancer antibody. But they need our help to raise $5million. It all starts in here in Sydney’s inner west with a $185,000 target. Anyone can help or be involved, dollar by dollar, in the ANZAC Research Institute Medical Appeal.
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Ron Moody with PhD student Dr Robin Gasiorowski from Professor Hart’s group at Concord Hospital.
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met Professor Derek Hart at Concord Hospital eight months ago when he decided the time had come to tell the community what his Group at the ANZAC Research Institute were doing. Professor Hart’s research has been based on the dendritic cell, a new class of white blood cells in the immune system that “talks” to and commands other blood cells. They are the generals in the blood stream that decide whether to allow or reject drugs and cancers. A long time into the
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BURWOOD interview as I was struggling to come to grips with what he was telling me, I finally asked the big question. “Are you talking about the potential of an anti-cancer vaccine?” His answer: “Yes”. I absorbed the enormity of that then asked:
“Does that mean there would be no need for chemotherapy?” “It will be good for mop up.” Professor Derek Hart is a Rhodes Scholar whose work is focussed on blood cancers. His research at Oxford
history to go from discovery to clinical trial under the one team in a collaboration that extends to Concord, Royal Prince Alfred and Westmead Hospitals. I left that interview shellshocked as the implications for mankind dawned. If I had $5million, I would have gone back with a cheque and said “take it – get on with it, thank you very much”. Reality kicked in! What can one community newspaper do? The task was to start with a group of people who could help and advise. Bendigo Bank stepped up and in its largest commu-
confirmed the discovery of the dendritic cell - by American - Professor Ralph Steinman, who was awarded a Nobel Prize in 2011, two days after his death from pancreatic cancer. In the past two years, Professor Hart, his Associate Professor wife, Georgina and their team, have proven that these cells can be isolated, taken out, retrained and put back into the blood stream to fight cancer or accept transplants from the inside. His “Group” are approaching human clinical trials. This will be one of the few medical breakthroughs in
nity project Australia-wide, will promote the appeal in every Sydney branch with a starting target of $185,000, before expanding nationally for $5million. Derek and Georgina Hart live in the inner west. Their daughter goes to school here. It is fitting that the ANZAC Research Institute Medical Appeal be launched here. We are seeking your support. With donations, posters in your business, fund raisers or by providing advice and ideas. Please be involved.
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Rotary award for SES volunteer Concord West SES always wanted to get involved volunteer Peter Swientek has in the community through taken out this year’s Five Dock voluntary work, though he did Rotary Pride of Workmanship not ever imagine joining the www.burwoodscene.com.au award. SES. Mr Swientek, who has been “I saw them on my street doing some work and decided a member of the Canada Bay SES for seven years, did to give it a go,” Mr Swientek recalled. not know that he had been nominated for the award, and Over the past year, Mr described winning as a great Swientek has performed many duties with the SES, including surprise. “It’s good recognition for the being active during many storm events and holding work you do,” he said. 3 NEWS of Canada The businessman, who runs the position Bay his own project management SES deputy team leader at OctoberWestern 2011 the 6Sydney regional consultancy, said that he had
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Cr John Faker (Mayor) 9911 9916 mayor@burwood.nsw.gov.au Cr Ernest Wong 0425 691 838 ernest.wong@burwood.nsw.gov.au Cr Sally Deans 0424 022 627 sally.deans@burwood.nsw.gov.au Cr Lesley Furneaux-Cook 0408 227 826 lesley.furneaux-cook@burwood.nsw.gov.au Cr George Mannah 0448 133 396 george.mannah@burwood.nsw.gov.au Cr Justin Taunton 0488 083 108 justin.taunton@burwood.nsw.gov.au Cr Tony Doueihi 0437 970 499 tony.doueihi@burwood.nsw.gov.au
Building and Development Committee Meeting for 9 July has been cancelled due to lack of business Council Meeting 23 July at 6.00pm in Council Chambers Extraordinary Council Meeting 9 July 2013 at 6.00pm in Council Chambers
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eedback from residents is essential in assisting Council to deliver core services. Following feedback from residents, Council is currently identifying ways to enhance traffic flow and pedestrian safety in the area. The following works are currently underway: • S haftesbury Road/Belmore Street intersection – New roundabout to improve traffic flow • B urwood Road/Railway Parade intersection – New traffic signals to improve pedestrian and motorist safety
THE FUTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT I recently met with Mayors from Ashfield, Canada Bay and Strathfield Councils to discuss the Independent Local Government Review Panel’s discussion paper Future Directions for NSW Local Government: Twenty Essential Steps. The paper includes a number of findings and outlines recommendations for the future of Local Government, including the possible amalgamation of councils in regional clusters. Although I, together with the Mayors across the Inner West, have welcomed the State Government’s confirmation that there will not be any forced amalgamations, I do not believe that mergers will be a positive option for our community. As you may be aware, following this meeting we formed the Save Our Local Area initiative, to provide
a stronger voice for the diverse communities in the Inner West.
I am pleased to see that the initiative has been well received by our community. I, along with the other Mayors, have received strong support from residents who have outlined their concerns towards possible council mergers. On behalf of the Mayors of Ashfield, Canada Bay and Strathfield, I have lodged a joint submission to the Panel, incorporating feedback from the community, expressing our opposition to the proposed amalgamations of councils. I would like to thank residents who provided feedback to Council, attended the Panel’s community hearings or lodged a submission to the Panel.
NEW OPERATING HOURS FOR COUNCIL Council’s Customer Service counter will be closing at 4.45pm daily from the 1st July 2013, to ensure compliance with end of day financial practices. The call centre will remain open to 5pm for all other enquires.
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Enfield’s green thumbs Chook pens, vegie beds, frog ponds, fruit trees and a hand-made outdoor pizza oven have sprouted up in the grounds of Enfield Public School under the passionate eye of volunteer parent Kerry Hunt. “We started with two vegetable beds four years ago as a sustainable project that all the kids could be involved in,” explained Kerry. “These days we have continuing, seasonal crops that also include Warragul greens, which is Aboriginal food, companion plants to keep our gardens pesticide free and better
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community on its initiative. Relieving Principal Ian Stevens is justifiably proud. “Students love visiting the garden, learning about what plants are growing and when it is the best time to plant. They also have practical hands on experiences of constructing items like a bench seats, artwork, frog ponds and the wonderful mosaic pizza oven.” “It’s amazing to see kids excitedly putting their hands up for vegetable and pumpkin soup that they have collectively made. Who thought it would be that easy to get kids eating vegies?”
still – it’s all no-dig.” The fruits of the students and volunteers’ labour never go to waste. “Our wonderful canteen operator, Tina cooks everything from scratch and uses vegetables, herbs and fruit from the garden. The children are also involved in the cooking process and that can include fabulous lunches like pumpkin soup and spaghetti bolognaise,” Kerry said. A recent addition is the new chook pen, which Watson MP Tony Burke inspected two weeks ago, congratulating the school
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Cash keeps Concord High on top Concord High School will receive funding for Capital Works as part of the Liberal and Nationals’ budget. The project will include entry ramps, level paths and covered walkways to provide improved amenities at the school. The works are scheduled to be completed within the 2013-14 financial year. “This upgrade will greatly improve the learning facilities at Concord High School,” said John Sidoti MP. In addition to this project, capital works funding will go towards nine new major projects, the continuation of 24 major projects, and numerous minor capital works projects. The Joint Funding Program, which provides funding to schools on a dollar-fordollar basis, is providing 50% of the total estimated cost of a project at Concord High School, which sees the replacement of the school bell and emergency evacuation system.
Call for CCTV in Five Dock Park
F o l l o wing t h e v i l e desecration of the War Memorial in Five Dock Park in late May, where ten plaques commemorating the fallen in WWI and WWII, NSW Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello has announced $10,000 for its restoration. Canada Bay Council have allocated a further $25,000 for the restoration work. The Five Dock War Memorial Bandstand was opened by Gallipoli veteran Major General Charles H. Brand CB CMG DSO on 28 January, 1923, and a further two memorial plaques were dedicated on November 14, 1948. All ten plaques were callously stolen from the padlocked and barred rotunda. Drummoyne MP John Sidoti described the vandalism as an act of bastardry, calling for CCTV in the iconic park. “The Kokoda Track Memorial was vandalised last year and now Five Dock. The inner west is the epicentre of veteran activity and so many were touched by war almost a century ago. It’s an act of bastardry and there is nothing more infuriating that you would want to lock people away for,” Mr Sidoti said. “Do we have to have CCTV here to protect our memorials? It would seem so.”
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Minister Dominello said the damage goes beyond basic vandalism. “This pre-organised vandalism is an attack on our national fabric. I really believe it is. The Memorial in Five Dock is a dedication of lives that were lost and an ongoing tribute to our way of life,” the Minister said. Canada Bay mayor Angelo Tsirekas is equally angry. “We are appalled at the desecration of our war memorials. The estimated cost for the repair works to Five Dock Park as a result of the vandalism is in the order of $40,000 and while the offer of support from the State Government is welcomed, the majority of the funding will be met by Council, meaning it will need to be transferred away from other urgent maintenance works. Our teams are currently confirming the work that needs to be undertaken and better ways to fix the memorials to prevent future vandalism and we are working with Five Dock RSL to ensure their inclusion in this project. No time frames have been set for the repairs at this stage,” Mayor Angelo Tsirekas said.
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Money Matters What’s all the fuss about Granny Flats? It seems the new trend for savvy investors to seek properties that are positively geared, and why not? Great returns can be achieved by getting into commercial property, but this has a whole other set of risks, such as potentially long vacancies, which means your research must be spot on. And when it comes to homes, your average positively geared
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apartment or house is typically in an area that has little prospect for capital growth. Investors are now snapping up properties that can deliver the best of both worlds. Recent legislation means granny flats can often be built on properties with minimal fuss. They can be fenced off, be separately
tenanted and deliver exceptional returns. Some western suburbs properties have been purchased by investors for $350,000 who then spend $100,000 on a granny flat – but the return on their $450,000 can be $780 per week. Not bad. I spoke with George, an inner west resident and owner of GrannyFlatBuilders.com, who explained, “Some do it for the return but many local residents are now knocking them up for family members, newlyweds and teenagers, while others would just prefer a two bedroom apartment in their backyard rather than cut the grass every other Sunday.”
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Medical Appeal officially launched Raising $5million Australia-wide for the ANZAC Research Institute Medical Appeal to fund phase 1 of pre-clinical human trials was officially launched at Homebush Community Bank On Friday, June 14 with a $5,000 donation from the Abacus Property Group, which owns Ashfield Mall and Birkenhead Point Shopping Centre. Professor Derek Hart, who heads The Dendritic Cell Biology and Therapeutics Group above the Bernie Banton Centre at Concord Hospital, gave a heart-felt speech on the work undertaken so far by his world-leading team and how close they are to developing a fully humanised antibody in the fight against leukaemia. “As scientists, we are often locked away in our laboratories. To know that we have this support from the community is a tremendous boost towards our ability to complete the essential preclinical work. What also can’t be understated is lift in confidence and drive among our Group that your support provides,” Professor Hart said at the launch. The initial Appeal target for the inner west is $185,000, which will support one more researcher and equipment. (L to R): Amanda Kearney (Abacus Property Group), Faye Helou (BPW Strathfield), Peter Hamer (Burwood Rotary), Belinda Noonan (Burwood Scene), Stephen Kaye (Bexley Community Bank), Sana Karmalesan (Burwood Rotary), David Langdon (Homebush Community Bank), James Zagarella (ANZAC Research Institute), Gerard McSpadden (Abacus Property Group), Associate Professor Georgina Clark (ANZAC Research Institute), Robert Chittick (Bendigo Bank), Rod McDougall (Strathfield Rotary), Professor Derek Hart (ANZAC Research Institute), Cr Stephanie Kokkolis (Strathfield), Emmanuel Vatalis (Homebush Community Bank), John Chandler (Bendigo Bank), Linda Lord (Abacus Property Group). Photo: Daniel Arnaldi
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Be Involved. The challenge to raise $5million to fund new treatment strategies for the most common adult leukaemia, acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), starts in the inner west. AML is only the start, because the same principle can be applied to other blood cancers. How you can be involved in raising funds is only limited by our imaginations, from making a personal donation, displaying a poster or allocating a special night at your business, hosting or organising your own event or being a volunteer to help deliver posters. It’s about owning your event or initiative and depositing those few dollars at any Bendigo Bank branch.
The opportunity to be involved for younger people starts at school through the Burwood Rotary Club, and we also invite other Rotary Clubs and service organisations to participate. You could follow the lead of local businesses such as Inspirations Paint at Burwood who have a paint bucket on their counter to collect loose change. How you participate is up to you. If you need any information or wish to be sent or collect posters, contact Homebush Bendigo Bank, 27 Rochester Street, Homebush who will be happy to provide support. To promote your event, call Burwood Scene on 9715 2700 or email editor@burwoodscene.com.au
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Finding the AML cure says Ron. AML, a blood cancer, has a 30 per cent survival rate for younger people and only 10 percent survival rate for older people aged 60 years and over. The treatment for older people is so harrowing, the cure kills. “It’s a nasty disease,” says PhD student Dr Robin Gasiorowski, a haematologist clinician turned researcher with Professor Hart’s Group. “Ron has the one type of AML that we can treat but we are trying to help all the others, which is 85-90 percent of AML patients.” Dr Gasiorowski is mentored by Associate Professor Georgina Clark and is one of Professor Hart’s brilliant team who are on the brink of developing an antibody to defeat this cancer. Having looked after many
patients with leukaemia and watching them go through ‘very intensive’ treatment, Robin wanted to find a better way and subsequently joined the ANZAC Research Institute after speaking with Professor Hart. “As a clinician who has come into research, you don’t appreciate how challenging it is. What seems straightforward on paper is not,” Dr Gasiorowski said. “AML is one disease where we desperately need better treatments.” Ron says AML should be widely publicised. “I think this Appeal is great but donations get confusing and cancer is such broad stuff. They [the media] need to be specific and there should be more education,” Ron said.
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Its formal name is the BD Influx Cell Sorter, but to scientists at the ANZAC Research Institute, it’s known as the ‘Rocket Ship’. However you refer to it, this rare piece of scientific equipment is a giant leap forward in revealing the secrets that can help provide an antibody for AML. Associate Professor Georgina Clark explains the huge advantages. “The Cell Sorter is a machine where we get a lot of white blood cells, attach on antibody, which has a fluorescent tag, on to some of those cells so they get marked. The antibody-tagged cells then
go through the machine and we take off the ones that are positive for the marker that we want and discard the rest, the ones that are negative and those we don’t need,” says Dr Clark. “We keep it all sterile, so we can collect the cells and do experiments. Or, the machine allows us to put nine different coloured markers on one cell so you can divide a population of cells on nine different parameters.” More simply, the $445,000 Cell Sorter can identify one cell out of 10 million. Most current chemotherapy causes significant side effects because the drugs used affect healthy and cancerous cells. We now believe that chemotherapy may not be
effective at treating ‘leukaemia stem cells’. With current treatments, patients may initially go into remission and we are not able to detect leukaemic cells in their blood or bone marrow. However, a small number of the leukaemia stem cells remain which can divide and grow allowing the leukaemia to relapse. We are developing an antibody therapy to target cancer cells more specifically, minimising the unwanted side effects on healthy cells. We have found that this antibody can target the leukaemia stem cells in a significant number of patient samples tested to date. Our hope is that this antibody can be developed into a less toxic, more effective, treatment for AML.
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Every cent becomes a dollar Incoming Burwood Rotary President Sana Karmalesan has chosen the ANZAC Research Institute Medical Appeal as her club’s charity for the coming year saying, “Too many people are affected by cancer and we need to find answers.” “Concord is our local hospital and this research will help us all,” Sana said. “Every little bit helps to make the project possible and every cent will make a dollar.” With Burwood Rotary’s ‘New Generation Director’ Robert Whitney and Community Service Director Peter Moore, Sana plans to approach and invite all the local schools to participate in the Appeal. Burwood Rotary will ask either individual students or groups within schools to raise
money and provide prizes for the highest fund raisers in the Junior and Senior Charity Prince and Princess category or Junior and Senior Charity Champions for groups. “Young people know about cancer and may have seen family members suffering. It is good for young people to contribute to a very worthy project. My aim is to one day say that we have collectively worked together to make this possible for mankind,” Sana explained. Burwood Rotary will also approach local businesses to be involved by having money boxes on counters or bringing forward their own ideas. Anyone interested should contact Sana by email at burwoodskincare@bigpond. com
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Hosts with the most take volunteer awards Th r e e members f rom Burwood’s 2RDJ-FM community radio were recognised by Tony Burke, Member for Watson, at a morning tea to congratulate volunteers last month. 2RDJ-FM volunteers John Elwell, June Donovan and Stephanie Berry were among the 35 to receive a certificate for their efforts. Ms Berry, a Strathfield resident, said that the award “came right out of the blue”, though her surprise was nothing compared to Mr Elwell’s. The Sunday Sunrise host, who has been a permanent fixture at the station since it first received a license in 1983, went to Mr Burke’s office to select his two volunteers, only to be told that he too would be getting an award. “It sounded like I was patting
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myself on the back, but [Mr Burke’s office] said they were nominating me,” he said. Mr Burke chose Ms Berry and Ms Donovan for their tireless efforts that see them spend more than 25 hours a week at the station. “They’re a good backstop – if something happens, they’re always at the station or nearby,” he said. Radio was never something on Ms Berry’s agenda. After spending most of her working life for the tax office, Ms Berry decided she wanted to do voluntary work and spent time with both the Hepatitis C Council and Anglicare. One day, she saw an advertisement for
on-air readers for the station. “I’m very shy,” she admitted. “I thought I could help out with something else, like office work.” It was not until an announcer was unable to come in that Ms Berry found herself stepping up to the microphone, and all the rest is history. No longer an office staffer, she is now a part of 2RDJ’s breakfast crew. Although she still describes herself as a shy person, Ms Berry does admit that her time with the station has helped to bring her out of her shell. She particularly enjoys sharing music with her audience. “I like playing music so that people don’t forget about the earlier songs,” she said. “I especially like to play singer’s songs on their birthdays.”
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NSW seat redistribution Good day for wetsuits as Greenpeace target almost a done deal Burwood Story and photo by Michael Santer
Resident s have until Wednesday 17 July, 2013 to comment upon the electoral boundary redistribution of NSW seats, before the changes come into effect for the March 2015 state government elections. The boundary changes for Strathfield and Drummoyne are expected to go ahead without any undue fuss after both Liberal and Labor submitted similar proposed maps. The community consultation period attracted no comments from the public in the Strathfield electorate any only a couple from Drummoyne. The Strathfield electorate to the east will changed, with the boundary moving west to Frederick Street Ashfield. “This will remove all of Summer Hill, and the majority of Ashfield. Only a small portion of the Ashfield LGA will remain
part of the electorate with those lost areas forming part of the new electorate of Summer Hill,” said a spokesperson for Strathfield MP, Charles Casuscelli. The southern boundary will take up all of Croydon Park, which is now in Canterbury and will follow the Cooks River as a boundary. The northern boundary has been pushed north, and will include all of Homebush West and Flemington, parts of North Strathfield and Concord that are currently in John Sidoti’s Drummoyne seat. The Western boundary has remained unchanged. “Historically, the map now more closely reflects what the electorate looked like prior to Strathfield merging with Ashfield in the late 1990s,” Mr Casuscelli’s spokesperson advised.
M4 Motorway takes its toll Controversial changes to the M4 Motorway, including the introduction of tolls, have sparked a bitter war of the words between Liberal and Labor parties. A release from John Murphy MP slammed the tolls as a “slug”
to families in Western Sydney. “This is a very disappointing result for motorists in the inner west,” he said. “Even with all these new and extra tolls, Barry O’Farrell and Tony Abbott still refuse to guarantee that the WestConnex
Wetsuit-clad Greenpeace volunteers try to engage Burwood commuters to save the Great Barrier Reef
will actually connect people to the city and to the port. Labor believes the road should go all the way into the city.” In this year’s state budget, funds of $1.8 billion for the WestConnex project were highlighted as a gain for inner-west residents, along with $67 million to complete the inner-west light rail extension, providing a 5.6-km light rail service through the inner west and connecting to Dulwich Hill.
It was a wet and cold Monday morning last week as commuters and shoppers were faced with the unlikely sight of Greenpeace volunteers at Burwood Station who were asking the community to help save the Great Barrier Reef. Outfitted in wetsuits and dressed up against the wet Bur wood morning with snorkels, goggles and flippers, the Greenpeace volunteers spent the morning talking with locals at Burwood train station, asking them to phone Environment Minister Tony Burke, at his Roselands office. Organiser for the Watson Save the Reef campaign, Ben Solity, who devotes his life to environmental issues and has spent time on board the Rainbow Warrior, said the aim was to convince the Minister to say no to plans to dredge up to three million square metres of sea bed and dump the mud straight back in the Great Barrier Reef
Mr Murphy said it was a Labor Government that removed tolls on the M4, and only Labor will keep tolls off the M4. “Federal Labor has $1.8 billion on the table to build the link on the condition that families in Reid do not have to pay to use the existing M4,” he said. Liberal member for Reid, Craig Laundy, told Burwood Scene that the only way the WestConnex will receive support from the Federal Government is under a Liberal
Marine Park. Solity wasn’t deterred by the apathy of most of the passers-by. “We’re asking residents to phone Minister Burke and urge him to not sign off on ripping up the sea bed inside the reef to build three new coal port export terminals, he said. “They can use their electoral muscle by calling him on the train on their way to work, or if they like they can even use our phone and ring him on the spot.” While most Australians would be concerned about the welfare of the Great Barrier Reef, commuters and shoppers at Burwood were reluctant to stop and talk to the Greenpeace volunteers. “It doesn’t take much to convince people why it’s a good idea to call Minister Burke and ask him not to destroy the homes and food sources of turtles, dugongs and rare snubfin dolphins. Already 30,000 Australians have signed a Greenpeace petition,” Solity said.
Government. “As a candidate and lifelong local resident, I understand our community’s vital need for the WestConnex,” he said. “Labor chooses to play games with vital infrastructure that our community needs, placing unrealistic conditions on their support so that they never have to deliver the money. We’ve already seen this happen with the Parramatta to Chatswood rail link, which has now been shelved.”
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Funds flow in for Five Dock Public Five Dock Public School will receive funding to upgrade its infrastructure as part of the NSW Government’s 2013-14 Budget. Member for Drummoyne, John Sidoti MP announced that money will be given to schools throughout the Drummoyne electorate. “I am pleased Five Dock Public School will receive funding from Round 3 of the Public School Upgrade Program this year,” he said. Capital expenditure on school infrastructure will be more than $420 million in 2013-14, which includes five new schools. “I am proud that the NSW Government is delivering on its election commitments and has begun to tackle the previous Government’s school maintenance liability and infrastructure backlog,” added Mr Sidoti.
Sweet future for Pure Gelato Croydon Park business Pure Gelato has reduced its energy costs, improved efficiency and lowered carbon pollution through the Clean Energy Technology Investment program. Tony Burke, MP for Watson congratulated Pure Gelato for preparing for a clean energy future. “The story of great flavours and an innovative business is now also a story of clean
Join the Canterbury conversation Canterbury City Council will receive a grant under the Your Community Heritage program for the development of a heritage project – ‘Canterbury Stories – Creating a digital record of conversations of our Community’. The project will create a record of the different stories of how people came to make Australia their home. See www. environment.gov.au/heritage/programs/ych
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Next Justices meeting All Justices of the Peace are invited to attend the next meeting for the New South Wales Justices Association Ashfield/Burwood branch on Wednesday 17 July at 7.15 pm at Burwood R.S.L. Club 96 Shaftesbury Road, Burwood. The speakers will be Lucie Russell from the New South Wales Trustee and Guardian and Andrew Callinan from Guardian Funerals. One in six people in Australia have a hearing loss, and by 2050, one in four Australians will suffer. Hearing Australia will be conducting free hearing tests for pensioners and veterans at Burwood Library this winter on Monday, July 8 from 9.30am to 12.30pm and again on Monday, 5 August, 9.30am to 12.30pm.
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Intersection of faith and society talk Homebush Uniting Church is holding a discussion on Coal Seam Gas Mining on Sunday July 27 at 7pm. The church is located on the corner of Burlington Road and Meredith St, Homebush. Call 0419 449 590 for more information.
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The Animal Health Alliance (the Alliance) has welcomed changes that make it easier for people living in apartments to own pets. Changes to the default strata by-laws in New South Wales will allow pet ownership, subject to ‘reasonable’ approvals and conditions as determined by executive committees. Previously, pets were banned unless there was written approval. Alliance CEO, Dr Peter Holdsworth, said that the changes
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Book Bites with Mitchell Jordan Life in Ten Houses By Sonya Hartnett For such a slender memoir, Sonya Hartnett manages to cover a number of themes with strikingly elegant precision. Focussing around the ten houses she has lived in throughout her adult life, Hartnett explains how each suburb of Melbourne fuelled or inspired her books. Admittedly, this is something that will interest her long-time readers more than someone encountering her work for the first time. This Sydney-sider, who has never spent longer than a couple of days in Melbourne, still found her depictions of the city she loves with such fierce pride to be intriguing. Originally delivered for the Redmond Barry lecture in 2010, Hartnett’s speech-turned-memoir has been expanded and updated, now ending with a very strong hint that house number eleven is not too far away. Burial Rites By Hannah Kent Forget the great Australian novel, Hannah Kent’s story of a murder in Iceland, 1829 has clearly established that she is going to go down as one of Australia’s greatest writers. Based on the true story of Agnes Magnúsdóttir, who is sentenced to death for her part in the murder of two men, Burial Rites alternates between Agnes’ monologues and the lives of the Jonsson family, whom she is sent to live with. At times reminiscent of Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace, this debut novel shows Kent’s unfaltering command of language, particularly similes: “winter comes like a punch in the dark” is one that grabbed this reader’s attention. As fresh as the Scandinavian landscape she evokes, Burial Rites is nothing short of astounding.
Composer strikes a chord with young pianists New Zealand composer Christopher Norton will travel to Australia in September to give workshops and master classes to young pianists in the inner-west. On 21 and 22 September, Mr Norton will visit Burwood Public School for the workshop. Prior to the workshop and during school term 3, students practise two pieces by Christopher Norton in their own teacher’s studio. On the workshop weekend students are placed in groups of similar ability to learn to make their own music with the assistance of the composer himself. According to organiser, Michelle Randall, the idea for the piano festival was borne out of a desire to connect young pianists
across the country. “Unlike other student musicians like violinists or trumpeters who get to play regularly in bands or ensembles, the piano student is often found stuck in a room practicing alone,” she said. “The festival will resonate with students of all ages by presenting relevant, modern music that they are accustomed to hearing in their daily lives—music that they love to play,” she said. Registrations are currently open and must take place before term 3 begins. For more information, contact Michelle Randall on musicmichelle@ hotmail.com or call 9713 9095.
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Students from Townsville at one of Christopher Norton’s workshops last year.
Green thumbs up for Sydney Markets Sydney Markets Limited was green with excitement after receiving the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Sustainability Leadership Award from the United Nations Association of Australia. This award builds upon the achievements of last year, where SML was recognised with a ‘highly commended’ honour. Environmental manager Con Kapellos, described the award as “a culmination of over eight years’ effort” in implementing sustainability practices.
For Brad Latham, CEO of Sydney Markets, the award was a testament to the hard work and dedication of Sydney Markets Environment Committee and Green Point Team. “Sydney Markets Limited has placed a major focus on the conservation of water, recycling of waste and sustainable energy initiatives and it is gratifying to be recognised by such an esteemed organisation and in a category with such respected peers,” said Latham The United Nations Association
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Asbestos on the agenda It is vital that all strata management committees protect themselves from civil liability and the risk of huge compensation payouts following the government’s asbestos campaign, according to Pristine Living. The Concord-based agency specialising in the management of residential strata schemes and community associations is urging people to be aware of changes regarding asbestos. There has already been an award of over $800,000 for exposure to asbestos in Australia and in the US awards have been ten times higher than here. Along with the Office for Asbestos Safety by 1 July 2013, there is the further commitment to removing asbestos from every building in Australia. “This is a truly massive undertaking and as a consequence you can expect legislation to become progressively stricter in future years,” said Danielle Marchand from Prisitine Living Management at Concord. “It is vital that every strata manager ensures that all strata executive committees are aware of these obligations and the financial risks of a failure to comply with the new code.” Danielle says that the first step is to order an asbestos survey of each building from an accredited organisation and then retain a copy of that survey even if it declares no asbestos was found. If asbestos is present then an onsite asbestos register needs to be created and an asbestos management plan established.
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of the Sandakan death marches is one of World War II’s most tragic. It is also one of the most heroic. The soldiers’ heroism, determination and indomitable spirit are testimony to the strength of human spirit and an inspiration to all. Only six soldiers survived, all of them Australian. Out of the men who died 23 were from Burwood.
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Working with children checks All day Men A new Working With Children Check started on June 15 in NSW with important changes to people who work with children. If you hold a current Certificate for Self Employed People (CSEP), you can continue to use this to work with children until it expires, but NSW Police Stations ceased to issue new CSEPs after June 15, 2013. The new Check applies to everyone in child-related work, including paid employees, self-employed people, volunteers, students over 18, authorised carers and adults who share their home. If your CSEP has already expired or you are starting a new job as a paid employee, you should apply for the new Check before you take on any new
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Every Concord Burwood United Wolves team from Under 6 to Under 16s will play a home game at Goddard Park, Gipps Street, Concord on Sunday 7 July wearing their Men in League socks to raise funds for the rugby league charity foundation that supports those affected by spinal-chord injury. The all-day fun from 8am until 3pm includes a dunking machine.
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8 week semester includes 8 free extra sessions
Olympic ice Rink
saturday 11am - 12.30pm monday 4.15pm - 5.45pm
Skate with the best
school Holiday sessions
BACK TO SCHOOL
10am – 11am Learn to Skate Class 11am – 12.30pm Public Skating 1pm – 3pm Public Skating
only
$150
BACK TO SCHOOL
PhilliPs ave, tasker Park, canterbury
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www.canterburyicerink.com.au