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OURNALISM students are required to find internships as part of their course and it may seem like an easy task to find a place as an unpaid intern in any media organisation, but it’s not. News and Fairfax have intern intakes a couple of times a year as do broadcasters but there are not enough places to go around and the task becomes a “who you know” exercise in many instances. For any young journo student worth their salt, the hunt for a placement is not unlike the hunt and “smell” of a good story. Persistence pays off. Firstly
By Belinda Noonan
SOMEONE TO WATCH though, thinking critically and analytically combined with the ability to tell or report a story, with a factual base and back it up within a structure that can be comprehended is key. University lecturers advise students to seek internships in local news outlets. Therefore,
at Burwood Scene we routinely receive applications from journalism students. I’m always staggered by how much they don’t know – such as the basic structure of a media organisation, how a newspaper or commercial broadcaster operates, how
to write a headline or why the strength of the opening paragraph in any story is vital. That’s the down-side, for where young journos are very strong is in their ability to adapt to and create change. They are innovative and excellent problem solvers. They question everything and find ways to make tough issues work in their favour. It’s their flexibility and easy grasp of new technology that will make todays interns better journalists than their predecessors. They want answers and are not afraid. The need for good journalists will never diminish – only the delivery. Citizen journalism (aka Facebook and
personal blogs) has already taken a back seat to trusted journalists online. That brings me to Saimi Jeong. An ex-Burwood Girls’ High student with a media degree and chasing a Masters, who, 18 months ago applied for an internship at Burwood Scene. I flicked the decision to Mitchell Jordan who declared “she has talent”. It wasn’t long before I saw what Mitchell had gleaned in one submission, declared the internship over and offered paid contract work. Watching Saimi grow in confidence and experience, and then out-grow Burwood Scene has been incredibly rewarding.
On July 29 at the 2015 Walkley Mid-Year Celebration, the Young Walkley Award winners were announced. With Federal Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull providing the opening speech and declaring a bright future for young journalists, Saimi Jeong was announced as the 2015 Student Journalist of the Year for three stories she wrote for Guardian Australia and a student publication. Imagine my glee. And pride. Saimi now works on the Sydney Morning Herald. Her time here is over with this issue, as it should be for a talented, dedicated journo.
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SES takes delivery of its storm truck by Belinda Noonan
WHAT a difference a year makes. A year ago Burwood SES was in danger of falling by the wayside after the departure of its long-serving Controller, a lull in training and coping with a run-down premises on Cheltenham Road. Under the leadership of new Controller Marion Baird and Deputy Peter La Cava, the Burwood SES unit has refurbished its headquarters, increased its volunteer numbers, resumed high-level training and recently took delivery of a new, fully-equipped storm truck. “We’re going from strength to strength here at Burwood,” Controller Marion Baird said. “We’ve progressed further than we thought on the hard stuff which included renovating the building, but what’s more important, we’re really strong as a group.” On Wednesday July 1, NSW Minister for Emergency Services David Elliot alongside Adam Dent, Commissioner NSW SES, officially handed over the newly designed and constructed Medium Storm vehicles to Burwood, Ku-Ring-Gai, Randwick and Wyong SES units. The four vehicles, each worth over $200,000, are part of the
Centrally Managed Operational Fleet Project, which aims to ensure the NSW SES fleet is safe, well-maintained and fit for purpose. “This is the first truck deployed in the Sydney Western Region,” Marion said. “I believe Region Controller, Peter Cinque and SWR BSO Lynne Stuart were a driving force in getting this vehicle to Burwood to replace an aging vehicle that no longer really met the needs of the community it served.” “I can’t begin to say how exciting it was and seems a fitting end to an end of financial year.” The Burwood SES unit is looking forward to familiarising all the trained drivers in the use of the new asset which includes a spectacular light tower. A further custom-tailored nine vehicles will soon be delivered to other NSW SES units. NSW SES Commissioner Adam Dent said the trucks set the benchmark for storm response vehicles in Australia. “These vehicles will boost our capacity to respond to natural disasters and are the result of hard work and collaboration between community volunteers and Government in developing the best design,” Mr Dent said. The design and purchase of the new trucks is part of a $46 million five-year project to ensure the SES fleet is safe, well maintained and fit for purpose.
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Winter house fire warning by Belinda Noonan
FIRE & RESCUE NSW are urging residents to be vigilant for the remainder of winter following 17 house fire fatalities this winter so far, including the death of a resident in a unit fire at Auburn on July 27. With over 20 calls made every 24 hours to Fire & Rescue for assistance with fires in homes, firefighters have been out and about locally to help people learn how they can avoid becoming the next victim. Federal Member for Reid Craig Laundy MP was joined by the Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott recently to meet with fire fighters across his electorate and to promote winter fire safety. Craig Laundy MP drew attention to the Emergency+ app, which was recently launched with improved functionality and is available free of charge through the Windows, Google Play and Apple App Stores. The Emergency+ app allows a caller to Triple Zero to pinpoint their GPS location, providing certainty to the emergency services. “Emergency+ is a great app, and is now available on 90% of Australian mobiles,” Mr Laundy said. “With the Emergency+ app providing instant GPS information to emergency services, such as the SES and
NSW Emergency Services Minister David Elliot, Deputy Commissioner Rob Rogers and Federal MP Craig Laundy at NSW Fire & Rescue headquarters in Lidcombe.
NSW Fire & Rescue, it’s a potential life saver.” The app contains the emergency contact numbers for each state and territory and a short explanation of when to call non-emergency numbers such as the Police Assistance Line (131 444) and the SES national number (132 500). The app is also available in different language groups such
as Chinese and Japanese, and we also are providing accessibility for the visually impaired.
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Following safety tips provided by Fire & Rescue NSW will keep families safe this winter.
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his year, we mark the seventieth anniversary since the end of the fatal Death Marches in 1945, when Australians were forced to march through the dense jungles of Borneo from Sandakan to Ranau. Last Sunday, hundreds gathered around the Sandakan Memorial in Burwood Park to honour these Australian Prisoners of War who were held in Sandakan and never returned home. Burwood has a strong connection to the events that transpired in Sandakan during World War II with 23 men from our local area never
returning home from Borneo. The story of Sandakan and the Death Marches is one of our nation’s largest, yet unknown military atrocities. As a community, with a strong connection to this tragedy, it is up to us to continue to ensure that younger generations are aware of what happened in Borneo during World War II. I would like to thank everyone who made this event possible including to the Sandakan Community Educational Committee, benefactors, cadets, local schools and organisations.
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he warm sun, the smell of roses, the sound of native birds and a warm cuppa in hand. Sounds relaxing? Why not pop past the newly opened Burwood Park Café and experience it for yourself.
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Hoarder’s built-up junk ‘smells like crazy’ by Saimi Jeong
IT WASHES over the front garden like a rising tide. Out the back, the weight of the trash strains at the fence that keeps it from spilling over into the neighbour’s yard. The heap of rubbish at the house on Hammond Avenue, Croydon has worried neighbours even more since the owner “appeared to abandon the place” a year ago and “smells like crazy”, said Colin Gray, who lives next door. Ashfield Council’s regulatory services manager spoke to Mr Gray four weeks ago to say that the council had put the matter before their solicitor. Mr Gray said he has lived with the growing “disaster” for 15 years. The council, in a one-line, emailed response, said: “This legally complex and sensitive matter is under investigation.”
Mr Gray said the situation is now pending while the community waits to hear from the solicitor, which he fears may not be until the end of the year. “It’s got to a point where it’s not just someone with a bit of rubbish next door,” he said. “We’ve lived with it for so long.” “Apart from the unsightliness, which is bad enough, there are tremendous health hazards and a fire risk from all the blankets that cover everything,” Mr Gray said. “I’ve seen dead rats, live rats. It’s a breeding ground for mosquitoes.” It’s been a slow process getting the council to move on the problem. “We got very frustrated when we got no response for months. We’re still waiting on an official letter from council [addressing the issue] but they are on the job,” Mr Gray said. “Legal proceedings take a long time.”
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“We are the losers” residents hear RESIDENTS at an anti-council amalgamation forum applauded Caroline Corrigan from ‘Save Our Councils’ who said, “the only winners are developers and the big political parties and we are the losers”. Over 60 people attended the forum organised by Canada Bay Greens Councillor Pauline Tyrrell on July 26 to hear a panel of speakers discuss possible Council amalgamations, the proposed merger between Auburn, Burwood and Canada Bay Councils and to express their concerns.
Ms Corrigan, an independent Mosman councillor, has been part of Save Our Councils, a community-led, cross-council, non-politically aligned group working to ‘keep local councils local’. The group made a presentation to the Parliament Inquiry into Local Government which commenced on Monday, 27 July about the Fit for the Future proposed amalgamations. Auburn Councillor Tony Oldfield told the forum that, contrary to the claim of a unanimous decision, only
six of the ten Auburn councillors supported the merger proposal. MLC David Shoebridge reported that the vast majority of councils had made submissions to IPART to stand alone rather than to merge.
Labor Councillor Neil Kenzler defended Canada Bay’s decision to merge on financial grounds.
Tweet for a say on your suburb by Saimi Jeong
LOCALS are being encouraged to help shape new plans for their area – by tweeting at the NSW Department of Planning. A message from Rob Stokes, Minister for Planning, was sent to Sydneysiders through online networking website LinkedIn, asking for input on what they like about their suburb, what they think needs to be improved and what they want to see in the future. “Your input will be used to shape new plans for your local area, which will help to ensure it remains clean, green, well connected and a great
place to work and live,” Mr Stokes said in the message. Residents can make suggestions on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #MySydney along with their suburb name, by posting on the ‘Plan Sydney’ Facebook page, or by using the interactive map at planning.nsw. gov.au/mysydney to comment. Posts can be about a favourite café, park or bike trail, being close to family and friends, how people like to get to work or anything else to do with living in Sydney. The idea is to help the government make decisions on how to provide better parks and public spaces,
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Canada Bay’s merger submission represented a “capitulation and nothing else”, Mr Shoebridge said.
access to shops and better housing opportunities. “Your feedback will help us understand what people like you value in your local community and what’s needed for the future,” Mr Stokes said.
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Walkley win for Saimi: Student Journalist of the Year by Belinda Noonan
SINCE 1956, the annual Walkley Awards have been the pinnacle of achievement for any Australian journalist. Three years ago The Walkley Foundation – led by Advisory Board Chair and one of Australia’s most respected journalists Kate McClymont, initiated the Young Walkley Awards.
(L to R) Kate McClymont (The Walkley Foundation Advisory Board Chair), Saimi Jeong (2015 Student Journalist of the Year), Chris Reason (Seven Network - Senior Reporter).
Nominees, their family and friends gathered for the 2015 Walkley Mid-Year Celebration and mingled with media legends such as Caroline Jones, Kate McClymont, broadcaster Chris Reason, industry leaders and Federal Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull at The Besersford Hotel in Surry Hills on July 29 to celebrate this year’s winners.
Busy kids during the holidays DURING the recent school holidays, boys and girls from the Inner West participated in exciting holiday workshops that were held at Santa Sabina’s Primary campus in Strathfield. Enthusiastic students honed their design skills in a Digi Ed workshop where they used the stopmotion and claymation process to story board, animate, edit and burn a movie onto a DVD. An Arts day had children participate in Art and Music workshops with professionals who assisted the children in exploring their creative talents and for those needing to burn off more
energy, Soccer and Tennis camps were also held. Local children are invited to join in holiday programs being offered during the September school break. Activities include an exciting and creative robotics workshop, a week long tennis camp and Kids in the Kitchen workshop where children will learn how to cook a three course meal and then get to enjoy it. For further details and to make bookings for the next school holidays the College’s website is www.ssc.nsw. edu.au
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Burwood Scene journalist, Saimi Jeong who was one of three nominees was announced as the winner in the 2015 Student Journalist of the Year category. “This award will give me a boost for freelance pieces and more chance to be published,” Saimi said. “On the night it all felt so strange. I was being networked with and a lot of doors have opened up now.” “It was surreal talking to people like Kate McClymont and Chris Reason.” The Young Walkley awards aims to encourage and recognise the rising stars of Australian journalism. Winners were selected on the basis of journalistic excellence in the fundamental tenets of the craft as well as the ability to present distinctive and original journalism that pushes the boundaries of the profession. As a UTS Masters student, Saimi won the award for three stories that appeared in Guardian Australia and student publication Hijacked; ‘Inside Sydney’s female body-building scene’, ‘Global fundraising company keeps $7m of 12.2m raised for Special Olympics’ and ‘Charities’ hidden costs: the company they keep’. Saimi credits those she has had direct contact with as role models and mentors. “UT S tutor Antony Loewenstein told me not to be afraid to push boundaries and to question assumptions. That was very valuable advice.” Saimi began her career on Burwood Scene in early 2014,
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reporting from the NSW Budget lock-up, covering policy announcements and local events. Her main interest is in human stories, such as the closure in Burwood of Sydney’s last multipurpose hostel accommodating Aboriginal people. She is now working as a producer at The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax journalist Amy McNeilage, 25, was named the overall 2015 Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year for her “outstanding and compelling” investigation into large-scale cheating at Australia’s top universities. Her investigation into foreign students buying essays from the MyMaster website exposed not only the cheating students but a fraud at the heart of some of our most esteemed institutions. As the overall winner, McNeilage will fly to the USA to visit CNN as well as Twitter’s Washington headquarters and the Huffington Post. Other category winners included Alice Matthews, AM/ PM ABC News Radio, Elise Worthington, 7.30 ABC TV,; Rohan Thomson, The Canberra Times and freelancer Andrew Quilty. The Walkley Foundation is supported by Fairfax Media, ABC, SKY NEWS Australia, News Corp Australia, UNSW, the ABC and Nikon, Cathay Pacific, CNN, Huffington Post and Twitter.
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FLOWER POWER GATEWAY DILEMMA by Louise Ravelli
LAST year, Flower Power submitted a proposal to Burwood Council to rezone their site at Mitchell Street in Enfield for a possible redevelopment of eight 2 and 3 storey buildings with 239 units. Burwood Council voted against the proposed rezoning from Light Industrial to Residential. Flower P o w e r ’s submission is now in the hands of the NSW Planning Department’s pre-gateway process and Burwood Council’s recommendation is to oppose the rezoning
based on feedback from the community.
against the proposal,” said Mayor John Faker.
A final decision will be made by the Minister’s delegate on whether the rezoning will be approved, which is the last step in the process.
Part of a Mayoral Minute by Cr Faker last week was that “Council act as the Relevant Planning Authority for this Gateway Determination to reflect the Development Controls proposed by the proponent as submitted by the Joint Regional Planning Panel.”
Strathfield MP Jodi McKay and Burwood Mayor John Fa ker met with over 60 local residents in Henley Park across the road from Enfield Flower Power, on Saturday, July 25 to update them on the current, and last, step in the proposed rezoning. “Given the extensive community opposition, Council is recommending
Ms McKay, along with Enfield/Croydon Park Residents’ committee member, Lina de Marco met with the NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes two weeks ago. “I was disappointed with the Minister’s comment that he could
not intervene this late into the process, although he did provide some valuable insights into the remaining process,” Lina de Marco said. “I did state to him my disappointment in his predecessor Pru Goward and his department. I arranged a meeting earlier in this gateway process however John Sidoti met with us rather than Pru Goward.” “We were assured that we were being heard. Clearly this wasn’t the case. We thank Jodi for arranging this meeting with the minister for us. Our case has now been
Five years and growing by Belinda Noonan
AUGUST marks five years for florist petals & posies and its owner Carolyn Turley in Rochester Street at Homebush and to celebrate, there are free gifts with purchase plus the chance to win a voucher. The little shop in Homebush, as it is affectionately known, may not be big on space but it is jam-packed with gorgeous
flowers and a staggering array of wonderful gifts that range from jewellery, homewares, candles, chocolates and so much more. Carolyn has made a name for her shop with locals and visitors for quality and service. “We continue to get compliments on how beautiful the shop is and that they didn’t expect to see the variety and quality
of the gifts we have in stock,” Carolyn said. As a qualified florist with a flair for design, Carolyn’s style and innovation are core principles for petals & posies. “Fresh flowers are always beautiful and we make sure we select the best quality. Your fresh flowers should last if you look after them properly and whether it is for a special occasion, as a gift or to brighten up your home, you want to
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about more pressure on local traffic.
“We have been advised by the Minister that there is no right of appeal from Flower Power at this point. It is the end of the matter,” Lina stated.
If the rezoning is approved, the next stage would be a development application, when residents could comment.
Residents at the street meeting opposed the rezoning based on the unique contribution of Flower Power to the amenity of the area, and also voiced their concerns
Residents also questioned the precedent set by Council’s earlier rezoning of its depot site at Kingsbury Street. “This was a mistake,” s aid Mayor Fa ker, “Council never intended
to redevelop this site. I have written to the Minister to request that rezoning be overturned.” A website started by residents says that the proposal is out of character with the surrounding low density housing. Lina da Marco is urging residents to stay involved by keeping up to date with the website www.notof lowerpower development.com
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A BURWOOD Girls High School student has been chosen as one of UNICEF’s latest cohort of young ambassadors, a voluntary role that gives young people from across
Australia a platform to speak up for children’s rights. Nadia Homem, 15, is one of nine young ambassadors from around Australia, aged between 15 and 24. Over 12 months, the ambassadors will work
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to engage children and young people about child rights issues, to gauge the interests of Australia’s youth and to represent their views as a spokesperson. Nadia, who is a keen netball player and coach for an under-10s team, said she wants to “raise awareness about the children whose rights weren’t being heard”, and make sure they had access to their rights. “I’ve also seen first-hand the effects of poverty when I went to Thailand and I am really passionate about making sure that children are feeling empowered and feel like their voices are being heard, and it is really important that their voices are being heard,” she said. UNICEF Australia CEO Norman Gillespie said he looked forward to working with the new ambassadors. “The right of children and young people to participate and have a voice in decisions which impact on them is enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the young ambassadors are an embodiment of that,” he said.
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Top of the class for Mothers Love (Front page story)
RIGOROUS assessments for child care providers by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority are standard for all child care centres and cover seven aspects of the facility. Child care centres are assessed on educational program and practice, children’s health and safety, physical environment, staffing arrangements, relationships with children, partnerships with families and communities and
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nominated supervisor Surabhi Webber.
Mothers Love Childcare Centre, a long day care for two to five year old’s, has ‘topped the class’ after recently being assessed by the NSW Education Department as having the highest rating of all the long day care centres in Burwood.
“Our centre met all the standards and exceeded in two areas. This is an impressive result as some of the centres in the Burwood area, including some of the larger centres, did not meet the standards in up to three of the seven areas,” she said.
“It is a challenge for parents these days to find a childcare centre that ticks all the boxes for a modern family’s needs,” said Mothers Love
The centre, which has operated from Clarence Street in Burwood since 2001, focuses its programs on learning through play with qualified, certified and experienced teachers.
“Mothers Love school readiness and educational programs are integral to the activities we offer, with an emphasis on assessing and preparing the children for entering the school system,” Ms Webber commented.
a child care centre, which is how Natalie Ujrik chose which facility for her child.
Children and staff at the centre come from a diverse cultural mix with languages including Cantonese and Hindi, with the children encouraged to look at the larger world.
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Assistant Minister for E du c at i on an d Training, Senator Simon Birmingham said the extra funding will help up to 2700 people being provided with Temporary Protection Visas (TPV) take part in the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP).
“The AMEP provides up to 510 hours of free English language tuition to eligible new arrivals to learn basic English,” Senator Birmingham said. “It is important for those on TPVs to be able to support themselves and contribute to the economy while living in Australia. English language proficiency is a core skill that employers require workers to have in just about every workplace in the country.”
said the AMEP represents a sound investment in ensuring new arrivals have more opportunities to be self-sufficient rather than be dependent on income support. “A recent longitudinal study by Macquarie Un i ve r s it y found t hat A M E P cl i e nt s obtained higher levels of employment or higher paying jobs when they were equipped with better English language skills,” he added.
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“I felt a real difference in the way the centre was run. It ticked all the boxes and I felt an immediate sense of warmth and welcome.” The directors at Mothers
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happy to help refugees we also expect those on TPVs to help themselves through work wherever they can.” The news was also welcomed by Federal Member for Reid, Craig Laundy MP. “I am pleased we have been able to deliver this additional funding to better equip migrants with the vital workplace skills they require in order to contribute to our country they so desperately want to play a part in,” Mr Laundy said.
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A mid-selfie night dream BETHLEHEM College’s Year 7 English students re-imagined A Midsummer Night’s Dream, adding selfies, twitter and other popular culture references to the 16th century play which they performed at their grade’s Shakespeare Festival. Each class was given a scene from the play – a comedy of errors in which four young lovers from Athens and a troupe of amateur actors meet with the interference of fairies in the Athenian forest – to translate into modern language for the performance last month. “It w a s a g o o d
experience,” said student Ruby Brooks, who played the character of the weaver Nick Bottom. “Our class watched a film explaining the themes and we went through the original version with a translator [online] then chose our actors and put together our play. We learnt a lot about Shakespeare and his family and the Elizabethan era.” Madeline Miholic, who played Hermia and Moonshine, said her group enjoyed bringing present day elements to their Shakespeare scene. “We put a modern twist on it so we could
understand it ourselves, and so we could get it to be more funny,” she said. “Through the festival we got to showcase our cooking skills, our acting skills and our musical skills.” Year 6 students from St Michael’s Catholic Primary Stanmore were guests at the event. They performed their own short play, which they wrote based on the themes of A Midsummer Night’s Dream during a workshop with Bethlehem’s Year 7 extension English class and English and Drama teacher Stacey Lindon.
Right: Bethlehem student Year 7 student Louise O’Connell. Shakespeare Festival. Photo: Kitty Beale
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THE next round of funding for the Youth Opportunities Program is now open with $1 million to be awarded for projects that engage young people to lead and increase community participation.
The NSW Government’s Youth Opportunities Program provides grants to organisations to deliver youth-led and youth-driven community projects that have a positive development focus. Minister for Multiculturalism, John
Ajaka, said that the NSW Government is encouraging organisations and community groups to submit projects aimed at empowering and increasing the confidence of young people across the state to reach their full potential. “This is our way of supporting grass-roots projects focused on making a positive difference to the lives of many young people including those from Aboriginal and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds,
disadvantaged youth and those with a disability,” Mr Ajaka said. S i n c e t h e Yo u t h Opportunities program launched in 2012 almost $6 million has been granted to more than 85 youth development projects. Information relating to the program guidelines, the application process and dates for the workshops are available at: www.youth. nsw.gov.au The on-line application process closes at 5 p.m. on 31 August.
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THE Infants’ Home staff and students welcomed representatives from Westfield Burwood to officially present their donation from this year’s GiveAbility Day, which was held on Saturday July 4. Westfield volunteers and The Infants’ Home raised $5,119 on the day and with Westfield matching the funds raised to present a cheque of $10,239, which will go towards a new kitchen project, to strengthen their nutrition education programs for the children in their care at the centre. Each year for GiveAbilty Day, Westfield branches chooses a charity that supports children and families living with disabilities Pictured above: Westfield Burwood Centre Manager David Gullo, Marketing Executive Zoe Tomkins and The Infant’s Home Administration Manager Paulo Levia with staff and students.
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YOUNG people from across NSW, representative of the diversity of living in the state in terms of gender, Aboriginality, and cultural and linguistic background, are being urged to join the NSW Youth Advisory Council. Minister for Multiculturalism John Ajaka said the Youth Advisory Council is one of the most effective ways for young people to be involved in government decision making. “Their unique insights, views and advice assists in the development of policies and programs affecting young people,” Mr Ajaka said. “The Youth Advisory Council makes an important and valuable contribution to the NSW government’s work and the way we deliver services for young people in NSW.” The Youth Advisory
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Stunning Stockholm
When it comes to being stylish, Stockholm takes the cake – and crown.
Is it a subway or a cave? Take a train and decide.
CAN you love a city as much the second time round? In the case of Stockholm, I think it may well be possible. Just like my first visit in 2011, returning last month also reminded me how this city can be disorientating at first. After all, it is a city made up of islands. And yes, Stockholm is a city that takes itself seriously – the golden crowns affixed to its bridges are a none-too-subtle reminder that it is the capital (and, arguably, the jewel) of Scandinavia. It makes Helsinki in Finland look quaint and Norway’s Oslo drab; its one true rival might be Copenhagen. Unlike some countries, Stockholm is not so steeped in seriousness that it is stern and laden down with rules like Switzerland (though wearing shoes in a Swedish house is a definite no-no). Voice-overs at the subway remind passengers to be careful of theft and not to let strangers help with their luggage, yet there is a pervading serenity to the streets that seem so far from threatening that just wandering through them in the late summer nights is a pleasure. Steeped in a rich history that is not thrust in your face like Germany, Stockholm feels gentle in so many ways. Maybe it’s the summer light or the pace – people move about neither rushed nor with lethargy. A two-hour boat ride to the island of Sandhamn on the archipelago was soothing and the pastel-blue sky almost untouched by cloud – a big difference to the brooding city I left behind. So does this make Stockholm boring? Not at all. Its subway is home to the world’s longest art
Power of yellow: Daffodil Day returns THIS year marks the 29th Daffodil Day in Australia, and as the largest national fundraising event in the southern hemisphere, Cancer Council hopes to raise $3.3 million in NSW and $8.5 million nationally.
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Within a year it is predicted that 2,912 people will be diagnosed with cancer and 969 people will die from the disease in metropolitan Sydney alone. In addition to wearing a daffodil pin, residents can show they care this August by signing
up to volunteer and purchasing merchandise either online or at stalls on Daffodil Day. For more information, to register your support or buy merchandise for Daffodil Day 2015, visit: www.daffodilday. com.au.
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exhibition, which means that even when it rains (as it’s bound to do at least once), there are portals to many places where the impossible seems possible. Museums and attractions take interaction to new levels. At Stockholm Aquarium you can – if you’re short enough – climb down a sewer to see the fish, or weave through a glass maze to get closer to the sharks. The best advice I can give anyone is to buy a Stockholm Card, which gives free or
discounted access to most of the city’s attractions, along with its public transport. That and be prepared for wanting to come back again. SEE … Fotografiska This contemporary photography centre is also the perfect place to watch the sunset. Nordic Museum For all things Swedish and, at the time of writing, an exhibition on the country’s love affair with sugar.
GO … Sandhamn This archipelago island may well redefine cute and cosy. Djurgården This writer’s favourite island is also home to none other than Pippi Longstocking. Ice Bar Stockholm How better to chill out than in a bar made of ice? What’s more, you can even drink a glass of midnight sun. The writer was assisted in his travels by Visit Stockholm.
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Just sayin’… By Mitchell Jordan
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THE only aspect of the old Croydon Park Ex-Servicemen’s Club in Croydon Park that’s recognisable is the location on Seymour Street. The new Croydon Park Club has gone through a six-month up-market metamorphosis that is stunning, family orientated and cost Burwood RSL the best chunk of $3million. Ref itted by Mer idian Constructions, the décor is classy, yet intimate and friendly. It truly is impressive and compliments a wonderful menu that would tempt any local for lunch or dinner seven days a week. Most of all, it’s a family club to enjoy that was sorely needed in the village-feel Croydon Park area. The 32 poker machines are tucked away and it’s easy to forget they are there at all. At the official opening on Thursday 30 July, when Burwood RSL General Manager Andrew Anderson said that they “wanted to achieve something special and I think we have,”
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the attendees broke into spontaneous applause. Many original members who were invited to the opening had only compliments for the re-fit. “It’s wonderful, exactly what we needed here,” said one. “It was a club we nearly lost,” Mayor John Faker said.
“Burwood RSL has breathed new life into it. The community feel here is about family and friends.” Croydon Park Club boasts a new bistro area, bar, lounge, sports lounge including TAB Easy Bet, function room, meeting room, indoor and
outdoor entertainment areas, and a smokers terrace. It is open seven days from 9am on weekdays and 10am on weekends until midnight on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and 3am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Above left: Members and guests at the official opening. Above: The plaque unveiling by Burwood Mayor John Faker and Burwood RSL President Graham Green. Left: Part of the new bistro area.
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RECENTLY I attended an exhibition at the Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design entitled ‘Reprogramming the City.’ As far as living standards go, Sweden has an enviable track record, though the show put forward some bold new ideas on how Stockholm might transform itself in the future. Looking at these potential blue prints got me thinking about Sydney and what could be possible. It’s always concerned me that the financial district around Martin Place, so bustling during the week, is so eerily quiet on Saturdays and Sundays when there is so much space to be used. Exhibitions like Art & About have made the CBD home to everything from giant snails through to weeds, though there is undeniably scope for much, much more. Admittedly, I have no knowledge of architecture or design though one of the first things I thought about was how Strathfield Square is in radical need of a transformation. On one hand, Strathfield represents a feast of cultures and history, yet anyone who
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JUSTICES AGM The Ashfield / Burwood branch of the NSW Justices Association are inviting Justices of the Peace to their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 19 August at 7.15 pm at Club Burwood RSL,96 Shaftesbury Rd, Burwood.All Justices of the Peace welcome and encouraged to attend. OXJAM FOR OXFAM Club Concord Bowlo is hosting OXJAM for Oxfam with three local bands as part of the Australiawide day of live music on Saturday, August 15 All proceeds go to Oxfam. The bands are Ramalamas, Backwater and The Intensivists. Club Concord Bowlo is located at 1 Clermont Ave, Concord. Details: $10 door. Call 9743 2309 for more information. FIRST FRANS PICNIC IN NEWTOWN The first annual FRANS Picnic Day was held last Sunday August 2 to celebrate the great partnership between inner-west disability support organisation FRANS and the Town Hall Hotel in Newtown. The day paid thanks to the generosity of the Town Hall Hotel, their staff and the patrons who contributed close to $40,000 from raffles and the weekly Joker Poker in support of FRANS in the last financial year and culminated in a cheque presentation to FRANS. CELEBRITIES SCARED SCRIPTLESS Theatresports is celebrating its 30th anniversary at the Enmore Theatre on Saturday 15 August, with Australia’s best and funniest stars making an appearance for one big night of laugh-out-loud unscripted comedy. If you have never seen Theatresports before, it’s onthe-spot, ad-lib comedy performed at the highest level of skill and miraculous comedy timing. In a series of hilarious games, challenges and comedy skits, teams compete for laughs and the judge’s scores. It’s terrifying, it’s brilliant and – after 30 years – it’s even more popular than ever. Competing on the night will be performers who have gone on to become household names, including Julia Zemiro, Adam Spencer, Steen Raskopoulos and Jay Laga’aia. For bookings visit ticketek.com.au or call 9550 3666 GRANTS INFORMATION NIGHT Ashfield Council is holding an Information Session for the application process and guidelines on how local non-profit organisations and groups can apply for funding under the 2015 Arts Community and Environment Grants Scheme. The session will be held on Monday, 10 August from 10am to 11am at the Ashfield Civic Centre. The grants scheme for up to $4,000 per grant opens on 3 August and closes on 14 September 2015. FREE SWIMMING LESSONS Ashfield Aquatic Centre will be one of an anticipated 300 Australian swim schoolsPLACE hosting free swimming THE FRIENDLY TO SHOP lessons for children aged under five as part of Learn to Swim Week 2015, the annual swim safety awareness campaign initiated by Poolwerx and supported by Laurie Lawrence’s Kids Alive. Learn to Swim Week 2015 will run from the 28 September until October 2. Parents can sign up for their free lessons at www.learntoswimweek.com.au VIEW CLUB MEETING DATE CHANGE Due to Club Five Dock’s renovations over the next few months, Five Dock Evening VIEW Club will hold its Dinner meetings on the third Tuesday of the month starting on Tuesday, August 18 at 7.00pm. Ladies come along and celebrate our birthday, great company, dinner, cake and musical entertainment. The club also holds mid-week lunches and weekend outings. VIEW clubs help support The Smith Family. Details Margaret 9798 3339.
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Give a gift of time THE new Burwood Rotary President has urged members to give the gift of time, talent and knowledge. Rotary, Rotaract members, friends and the band from Burwood Girls High recently welcomed Peter Hamer as the club’s new president for 2015-2016. Outgoing president Irene Giardino officially handed over the presidential collar and bestowed the president’s pin on Peter as he began his term. “Although quite a daunting task to lead the club I enjoyed my time as president and thank everyone for making my job that much easier and in particular the past Presidents that stepped in and assisted when I was unavailable early in my year,” Irene said. Peter Hamer, who referred to himself a ‘recycled President’, having held the post 20 years ago, will be focussing this term on Rotary International theme, ‘Be a Gift to the World’,
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to improve lives in communities across the globe. “Rotary must change to keep up in an ever-changing world to stay relevant to our local communities,” he said. “Rotary achieves remarkable results worldwide in numerous projects but we must also change the way we do things because of ever changing technology and the social and demographic changes within our community.” “I will be looking at making changes to our club to make it
more attractive to local business leaders and will be encouraging them to attend our meetings and become members.” The event also saw the induction of Kieran Gilkes as Burwood Rotaract President, succeeding Liam James. Irene Giardino acknowledged the efforts of David Viner in his role as catering manager for Club Burwood over the past 15 years by awarding him a Paul Harris Fellow for his outstanding service in ensuring
that all our club functions ran smoothly and to plan. Past recipient of a Paul Harris Fellow, Tim O’Connor received an additional Award to become a multiple Paul Harris Fellow on changeover night as did Franziska Bock, wife of long-standing Burwood Rotary club member Walter Bock. Franziska also received the International Rotary Spouse Award, one of only 50 presented world-wide.
Drummoyne bus routes to change
For those whose route is in the morning peak period and THE NSW Government has announced the route design of changing, almost all buses will start from Park and Pitt streets the new bus network that will continue operating to and from (near Town Hall) in the afternoon operate from October 4 this year the CBD, though their route may peak. These routes will no longer in preparation for construction of change and they may terminate in operate to the QVB, Wynyard, Martin Place or Circular Quay. a different place. Sydney’s new light rail line. Most customers will be able to Routes 504 and 506 will operate As a result, Drummoyne bus routes will be changed except for use a service that takes them close to and from The Domain (St the M50 between Drummoyne to their existing stop, while others Marys Road) and no longer and Coogee via the city, which might have to walk a little longer operate to Wynyard or Circular will continue to operate as normal. to reach their usual destination, or Quay. After 7pm, services will There will also be extra M52 connect with another bus or train. start and finish at Park Street. “My best advice is to plan Afternoon express services services between Top Ryde and ahead and check your journeys in X04 and X06 will start from The Circular Quay during weekday advance of any travel to and from Domain (St Marys Road). These morning and afternoon peaks. the city,” Mr Sidoti said. “There services will no longer operate Member for Drummoyne John will be some disruption with from Circular Quay or Wynyard. Sidoti said it was good news for George Street out of the equation, Afternoon express services X00, commuters on the M50 service. but the change will eventually be X15 and X18 will start from Park “I know that there are for the better when light rail is in and Pitt streets (near Town Hall) thousands of Drummoyne bus action.” and will no longer operate from commuters travelling to and from Drummoyne bus changes Circular Quay or Wynyard. the city each day,” Mr Sidoti said. include: Customers can find detailed “It is good news that the Routes 500, 507, 515 and 518 information about the redesigned popular M50 service remains network, including maps, by will operate to ParkTO and SHOP Pitt busAND THE FRIENDLY PLACE DINE unchanged so customers who streets (near Town Hall) during visiting transportnsw.info catch this bus can continue their the morning and afternoon peaks New timetables will be available journeys as normal. and at other times will continue from September, when customers “The extra M52 services will to and from Circular Quay via will also be able to plan a journey also be welcomed by locals who Martin Place, and will not service by visiting transportnsw.info, calling 131 500, or downloading will now have more services to the QVB or Wynyard. Routes 502, 505, 508, 510 and one of the real-time transport take them to and from the city L37 will operate to Kent Street apps. each day,” he said.
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Trinity dominate local sport FOR the first time in its history, Trinity Grammar School has won both of the School’s traditional derby battles against rival schools Newington College
and St Patrick’s College in the same calendar year. The Summer Hill students won the AJ Rae Shield and Black and Green Shield against
Newington and the Green Shield against St Patrick’s in football and rugby respectively. Both competitions were established in 2004 and have
seen a number of titanic struggles between the schools. The Black and Green Shield was named in recognition of the dominant school colours of both
Trinity and St Patrick’s and is an opportunity to celebrate the neighbourly rivalry between the two schools. The AJ Rae Shield is part of a long standing traditional fixture that was formalised in 2004 as an aggregate shield. Contested by Trinity and Newington College, the competition was named to honour AJ Rae, who played a significant role in both schools - serving as Senior
Master at Trinity and Head Master at Newington. “ This is a wonderful achievement by the boys across these sports,” said Trinity’s Head Master Milton Cujes. “It is especially significant this year, following our accreditation as the first Australasian School to be recognised as a World Academy of Sport Athlete Friendly Education Centre.”
NOMINATIONS are now underway for the third annual Philips Community Sports Dad of the Year Award, designed to reward the contributions and positive impact that dads make to their families and community both on and off the sporting field. Long-time Byron Bay surf coach Gary Timperley, a father of two and former professional surfer who devotes his time to training local kids won the award last year. “I was really honoured to win the award and I thank the people who nominated me as it highlighted an opportunity for participation that some locals didn’t know existed,” Gary said. “I’m privileged to train a wonderful bunch of kids who work hard, have fun, and are excited to compete in the Australian Surf Life Saving titles.” The aim of the award is to show gratitude to the dads
who spend countless hours keeping community sport alive in Australia. “More often than not these people seek no recognition so we hope each community in Australia helps us to uncover these local legends and show them our gratitude this Father’s Day,” said Tom Paltridge from Philips. To nominate your dad, or a dad you know, visit sportsdads. com.au/community and tell Philips in no more than 100 words why your chosen dad should win. The winner will receive a prizes valued at over $1,000 as well as a $5,000 Rebel Sports voucher to donate to his community sports club of choice to help purchase new clothing or equipment. Nominations close on Sunday 23 August, with the winner notified by phone on Monday 24 August.
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Trinity Grammar School Head Master Mr Milton Cujes, 2015 School Captain Tom Dickinson and Sportsmaster Mr Hugo Engele.
CASUAL EVENT SPACES - MORE FUN, LESS FORMALITIES the lounge ⋅ the fireplace ⋅ the lawn the figtree deck ⋅ the foreshore deck
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