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Bringing the farm to the city Burwood Festival is bringing the farm to the city with farmyard animals, artisan and organic foods and fun activities for the kids including cow milking, sheep shearing and gardening workshops. “I’m excited to announce that this year we’re bringing the farm to Burwood Park with a range of exciting farmyard activities for all ages alongside our stellar entertainment program,” says Burwood Mayor, Cr John Faker. “Bring your family and friends along to experience a day filled with fun in the heart of the inner west.” The day will also be filled with Super Love with Dami Im headlining a stellar line up of entertainment for Burwood Festival that includes country music sensation Brothers3, everyone’s favourite characters from the Looney Tunes and Skipper from Penguins from Madagascar. The famous Classic Car Show will make its 24th appearance, drawing the best vintage cars from all over NSW. Award winning food stalls, model boats and the local entertainment line-up is top class. Don’t miss it. Head to Facebook or Tweet @BurwoodFestival for more information.
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T’S A BAD, bad thing when a Prime Minister has to announce a $1 million “Dob in a Dealer” program to combat the growing ice epidemic. It strikes me that $1million isn’t very much to combat dobbing in the dealers who sell illicit and chemical compound drugs that are easy to make in what could be called enlightened times. Let’s applaud the initiative by the PM. But surely there’s more to be done. Police, ambulance personnel, and hospital staff are trying to cope with rampant, dangerous
By Belinda Noonan
THE SCOURGE OF OUR TIMES ice-addicted people who seem to have super-human strength and kill, maim and injure whoever is in their path at the height of their delusion. I can’t forget the July report of an intruder into a Bexley unit that was home
to a mother and her two daughters. The terrified women had to flee as the ice addict barricaded himself in the unit, causing serious damage that included ripping a toilet out and flinging it out of the window.
Can you imagine having a desire to rip a toilet out of the wall and floor, let alone the strength to do so? It’s a sad, sad thing as I write this column to read about a seven year old boy in Lalor Park and his grandmother who was stabbed to death by an uncle who, it is alleged, is an ice addict. There’s no way I can subscribe to the term “suffering from” addiction. The users are victims of their addiction but the sufferers are those around them or unluckily, in their destructive path.
Just ask Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie. She’s desperate to find a cure, rehab, help – anything for her son. How many Australians are using methamphetamine (ice, crystal meth,) type drugs? Who really knows? The UNSW Drug & Alcohol Research Centre website has loads of information. The information is scary and enlightening. “Most ice in Australia is imported. However, some ice is made here in Australia. Regardless of whether ice is made here or overseas, it is made in illegal chemical laboratories. It is usually
made from pharmaceutical drugs used in cold-and-flu preparations together with other industrial chemicals,” the Research Centre booklet states. Addicts can use ice by smoking it. Way less trouble and cheaper than injecting. “Smoking ice is more addictive than most other forms of recreational drug use. This is because smoking is a very efficient way to take methamphetamine.” My heart goes out to all the families who are struggling and need help and answers. Have a look at the UNSW website. It’s a start.
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16 September 2015
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THE long-awaited Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for the WestConnex M4 East is now on display and up for comment after being released on September 9. The NSW Government has extended the public exhibition period from the normal 30 day period to 45 days until Friday, October 23 but that is not long enough say a residents’ action group. “WestConnex is the largest infrastructure project in Australia, yet we’ve been given only 45 days to digest a mountain of highly technical documents that will have a massive impact on people’s lives,” said WestConnex Action Group spokesperson Emma Pierce. The M4 East will connect to a widened M4 at Homebush and extend underground in twin tunnels (three lanes in each direction) for 5.5 kilometres, emerging near the Bunnings Warehouse on Parramatta Road or on Wattle Street at Haberfield (i.e. motorists can exit at two locations). Federal Assistant Minister for Infrastructure Jamie Briggs said WestConnex was critical to busting congestion which is currently costing the NSW economy billions each year in time delays and lost productivity. “WestConnex is a key part of the Australian Government’s biggest ever infrastructure investment programme to support thousands of new jobs and reduce congestion on major transport corridors throughout NSW,” Mr Briggs said. NSW Minister Duncan Gay encouraged the community to be
involved in the EIS consultation process. “The EIS shows in 2021 travel volumes on sections of Parramatta Road are expected to be cut by up to 53 per cent as a result of WestConnex, compared to a do nothing scenario, and motorists will bypass 22 sets of traffic lights,” Mr Gay said. “An independent air quality assessment detailed in the EIS also found air quality will generally improve along the Parramatta Road corridor by removing stop start traffic and providing motorists with a continuous free flowing motorway,” he said. Jodi McKay, Strathfield MP and Shadow Minister for Roads, said the EIS had revealed that commuters will face an additional 2,130 trucks heading in and out of nine work sites along the M4 route. “The Baird Government cannot expect Sydney’s motorists to sit back and accept 2,130 more trucks each day on our already mismanaged roads,” Ms McKay said. “Asking anyone to endure four years of 24/7 construction and traffic delays is beyond ridiculous.” “Roads Minister Duncan Gay has refused to share the details about this project until the eleventh hour and without any consultation to impacted communities or Sydney’s commuters,” she said. Ms McKay also said that the EIS highlighted the risk to 203 residential and commercial properties and eleven heritage listed buildings from vibrations caused by construction.
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The EIS is available online at www. westconnex.com.au and on public display until Friday 23 October at 18 different locations– including Ashfield, Auburn, Bur wood, Strathfield and City of Canada Bay Councils; local libraries; and the WestConnex information kiosk at Westfield Burwood. Information sessions about the M4 East EIS • Thursday 17 September Club Ashfield 4pm to 7:30pm • Saturday 19 September Strathfield Town Hall 11am to 2pm • Tuesday 6 October Canada Bay Club 4pm to 7:30pm • Saturday 10 October Strathfield Town Hall 11am to 2pm • Tuesday 13 October Club Burwood RSL 4pm to 7.30pm • Thursday 15 October Wests Ashfield 4pm to 7.30pm • Saturday 17 October Concord RSL 11am to 2pm
Following exhibition of the EIS and consideration of community feedback, a submissions report will be provided to the NSW Department of Planning and Environment. Submissions are open until Friday 23 October 2015. To make a submission and view the EIS visit www.majorprojects.planning. nsw.gov.au Written submissions can also be made to:
Department of Planning and Environment Attn: Director, Infrastructure Projects GPO Box 39 Sydney NSW 2001
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The M4 East Motorway upgrade and extension forms part of the WestConnex scheme. The project comprises the following key features: • widening and realignment of the M4 between Homebush Bay Drive at Homebush and Underwood Road at Homebush; • two 5.5 km three-lane tunnels (one eastbound and one westbound) extending from west of Underwood Road at Homebush to near Alt Street at Haberfield; • upgrade of the existing Homebush Bay Drive interchange to connect the western end of each tunnel to the existing M4 and Homebush Bay Drive; • an on-ramp at Powells Creek, west of George Street at North Strathfield providing access to the M4 westbound; • an interchange at Concord Road at North Strathfield/Concord, with access to the eastbound tunnel and exit from the westbound tunnel. Access to the existing M4 to Concord Road would be maintained via Sydney Street. A new access would be provided from Concord Road southbound to the existing M4 westbound, with the existing on-ramp from Concord Road northbound to the M4 westbound to be removed; • an interchange at Wattle Street (City West Link) at Haberfield, with access to the westbound tunnel and exit from the eastbound tunnel. Ramps at this interchange will also provide access to the future eastbound tunnel and exit from the westbound tunnel as part of the future M4-M5 link project. Wattle Street westbound lanes will also be realigned to facilitate connection of the proposed tunnels to the surface road network; • an interchange at Parramatta Road at Ashfield/Haberfield, with access to the westbound tunnel and exit from the eastbound tunnel. Parramatta Road westbound lanes will also be realigned to facilitate connection to the proposed tunnels to the surface road network; • associated road works, including reconfiguration of lanes and changes to traffic signalling, including creating temporary and permanent cul-de-sacs at some local roads, and associated work at locations on and adjacent to arterial roads connecting to the tunnels; • tunnel ventilation systems and facilities located within the existing M4 corridor near Underwood Road at Homebush, and at the corner of Parramatta Road and Wattle Street at Haberfield; • provision of a fresh air supply intake facility at Cintra Park at Concord; • pedestrian and cycle facilities, including re-routing of the existing eastbound cycleway located on the northern shoulder of the existing M4, from west of Homebush Bay Drive to near Pomeroy Street, and a new cycleway on-ramp from Queen Street to the M4 Westbound; • tunnel support systems and services including electricity substations, fire pump rooms and tanks, water treatment facilities, and fire and life safety systems including emergency evacuation infrastructure; • a motorway operations complex at Homebush; • provision of road infrastructure and services to support the future implementation of smart motorway operations; • installation of tolling gantries and control systems along the length of the M4; • provision of new and modified noise abatement structures; and • temporary ancillary construction facilities and temporary works to facilitate construction of the project. Exhibition The SSI Application, Environmental Impact Statement and other accompanying documents may be viewed on the Department’s website (www.majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au) and may be inspected from Wednesday 9 September 2015 until Friday 23 October 2015 during the relevant authorities ordinary office hours at: • Department of Planning and Environment: Information Centre, 23-33 Bridge Street, Sydney; • Roads and Maritime Services (Head Office): Level 9, 101 Miller Street, North Sydney; • Ashfield Council: Customer Service Centre – 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield; • Auburn City Council: Civic Precinct Centre – 1 Susan Street, Auburn; • Burwood Council: Suite 1, Level 2, 1-17 Elsie Street, Burwood; • City of Canada Bay Council: Civic Centre – 1A Marlborough Street, Drummoyne; • Strathfield Council: Customer Service Centre – 65 Homebush Road, Strathfield; • Ashfield Library: Level 3, 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield; • Auburn City Library: Civic Place – 1 Susan Street, Auburn; • Burwood Library: 2 Conder Street, Burwood; • Concord Library: 60 Flavelle Street, Concord; • Five Dock Library: Level 1, 4-12 Garfield Street, Five Dock; • Strathfield Main Library: 65-67 Rochester Street, Homebush; and • Nature Conservation Council of NSW: Level 2, 5 Wilson Street, Newtown. At the time of publishing this advertisement, the Minister for Planning has not directed that a public hearing should be held. Submissions Any person may make a written submission concerning the SSI application during the exhibition period. If a submission is made by way of objection, the grounds of objection must be specified in the submission. Persons wishing to make a submission should use the online form if possible. To find the online form go to the web-page for this proposal via www.majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/page/on-exhibition
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his Sunday we’re bringing the farm to the city for Burwood Festival with farmyard animals, artisan and organic foods and fun workshops for all ages. The farmyard theme coincides with Council’s commitment to environmental sustainability by providing a range of initiatives throughout the year including educational workshops and
activities to local schools and the community, solar panel and hot water systems at our facilities and waste and other collection services.
of performances and stalls from our local businesses, community groups and schools which highlight the strong diversity in our area.
Council is proud to have a sustainable event which will highlight how great our local area is to live, work and visit.
I look forward to seeing you in Burwood Park this Sunday. In the meantime, you can visit the Burwood Festival website burwoodfestival.com.au for more information.
The Burwood Festival program includes a range
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The event was held for R U OK? Day and National Child Protection Week with local service providers offering information at the event.
ead down to Strathfield and find yourself some hidden treasure at Second Hand Saturday this weekend. Check Council’s website for participating households.
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16 September 2015
Bipartisan support for Just sayin’… Chinese Trade Agreement Easy work if you can get it
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FOLLOWING the historic F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t ’s China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) signed in June this year NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley joined other Labor Premiers and notable Labor figures such as Bob Hawke in publicly supporting the trade deal on September 2. This is good news to Liberal ears. “It was a pleasant surprise to see the NSW Opposition Leader stepping away from the union scare campaign and giving his strong support to the China-Australia Free Trade
Agreement,” Member for Reid Craig Laundy said. Joining the chorus of support is the Labor Member for Strathfield Jodi McKay who told Burwood Scene that she “absolutely supports” CHaFTA. “It’s important to support this critical relationship with China,” Ms McKay said. “It would be what our community would expect.” Unions such as the CFMEU previously criticised the deal by saying that local jobs would be at risk. “The Agreement sells out Australian workers,” the CFMEU stated in July. “ There are ne w and unprecedented provisions
within it to allow Chinese companies to bring in semi-skilled workers, remove mandatory assessments of Chinese workers in skilled trades, do away with local labour market testing, and g rant C hines e cit izens working holiday visas that are not reciprocal for Australian citizens,” the CFMEU says on its website. The local love-in doesn’t extend to federal Labor and the unions, with Mr Laundy taking aim at the unions after the CFMEU had run a poll regarding CHaFTA across the Reid electorate a few weeks ago. “The unions have been running an increasingly shrill
scare campaign across Australia, including across Reid, peddling a number of lies and promoting xenophobic fears that impact our local Chinese-Australian community and risk growth and jobs for Australian businesses,” Laundy said. “The agreement does not change the skills and experience requirements that need to be met by a skilled worker applying for a temporary skilled 457 visa to work in Australia, and applicants will still be required to demonstrate to the Immigration Department that they possess the requisite skills and experience to work in this country,” he said.
Let Canberra hear your concerns by David Barden
MEMBERS of the Reid electorate are invited to voice their concerns about issues that should be discussed in Federal Parliament by taking part in the ‘Biggest Survey’. The survey, an initiative of MP Craig Laundy, will be sent via post to Reid constituents over the coming weeks, or alternatively, it can be accessed online at www.craiglaundy.com. au Mr Laundy is hoping to hear from all 166,000 residents in his electorate, including those who are not yet eligible to vote.
“My role as a local MP is to represent the concerns and opinions of the people of Reid in Canberra. To do that effectively I obviously need to know what my constituents’ priorities are and what they would like me to raise in Parliament,” he said. “The more responses I receive, the better informed I am to represent our local community.” Although the survey is still to be finalised, Mr Laundy can already predict some of the main issues and concerns that will be raised. “Job security and cost of living pressures are issues that are already coming through as some of the common concerns,
which is understandable as it impacts people no matter what their personal situations are,” he said. “Many constituents
are also indicating they believe tax rates are either too high, or that the tax system needs to be reformed.”
artists across a diverse range of media but also highlight their awareness of current world issues and how they interpret their place and role within society. Jeremy Dang, a 2014 St Patrick’s College student, whose painting ‘Quên’ is part of the exhibition, found inspiration from his family. “Quên, which means ‘forget’, is a three panel painting that was inspired by my grandfather’s life and his experience of Alzheimer’s,” he said. “It was a really long process to make it. I went through about sixty different drafts and then
spent almost five months on the actual painting.” “I had enormous support from my teachers and family who were all really happy and surprised when my artwork was selected because it had been such a long and detailed process”. McGlade Gallery Curator Lachlan Warner said the selected works explored concepts of connectedness, documentation and the environment in both a creative and imaginative way. “What these young artists do is truly staggering, inventive, reflective and vital,” he said.
“These exceptional artworks are a testament to excellent Visual Arts teaching practice w it h i n N S W; t e a c h e r s encouraging, nurturing and mentoring the creative process within the classroom to produce extraordinary bodies of works.”
Craig Laundy’s ‘Biggest Survey’ will be mailed out over the coming weeks.
ACU hosts ArtExpress by David Barden
TWENTY-SIX Higher School Certificate visual arts major works will be on display at the Australian Catholic University’s McGlade Gallery in Strathfield as a part of ArtExpress. The exhibition, now in its fifth year at the Gallery, showcases the work of 21 students from metropolitan Sydney, four from regional NSW and one from a student at the Australian International S chool in Singapore. The works not on ly demonstrate the talent of young
EXHIBITION DETAILS Date: 27 August – 19 September Gallery hours: Monday to Saturday 11:00-4:00pm Venue: The McGlade Gallery, ACU, 25A Barker Road, Strathfield
DON’T tell my boss, but I look forward to going to work each day. It’s not that I’m a workaholic, or that I derive any sort of pleasure out of office gossip but – in comparison to most things – work is just plain easy. I know that some people get themselves into a lather over whether or not they’re facing redundancy, have missed out on a promotion or simply feel frustrated that the manager hasn’t noticed their talents. What most of them don’t realise is how good they actually have it. There are many things in life that are hard. Living with a disability or illness is extreme. Finding someone to marry can be impossible. In contrast, turning up to the office or factory does not require such skill or luck; all you need is an alarm clock. For too long I have listened to workmates, flatmates, friends and family moan or weep over how much happier they would be if only they had a different job. For this, I have little sympathy because work is not, and never will be, the most important thing in life. In a way, this is a shame: I wish my personal relationships ran as smoothly as the stories I file and documents I process. A life without paid work would probably be a bit depressing, I know. Routine and structure are often a necessary anchor in a maddening world. It does irritate me how much a job can be a measure of one’s self-worth. Saying that I work as a journalist brings with it an undeniable glamour (though very far from the reality) as opposed to the shame I once felt at admitting to working for a call centre. I fight the urge to tell people that they are not married to their job, and that if they were to quit today the company – shock horror – would continue to run without them. Ultimately, it’s a waste of breath and words. Like riding a bike, accepting how easily replaceable you are is something that only you can do and, just like putting your feet on the pedals, it’s something you never forget. Mitchell Jordan is Deputy Editor at Burwood Scene.
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Homebush local appointed new Bendigo Chairman M4 East Environmental Impact Statement The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has placed the M4 East Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on exhibition, until Friday, 23 October 2015. The EIS describes the key features of the M4 East project and outlines the key benefits to the community once operational. It also describes potential environmental and social impacts such as construction, traffic and noise that may occur during construction and how this will be managed. You are invited to make a submission during the M4 East EIS exhibition period through the formal submission process. The submission process is an opportunity to have your say and plays a vital role in the project’s development. Please attend our upcoming drop in sessions to learn more and talk to specialists at any time during the sessions. Thursday, 17 September 2015 between 4pm and 7.30pm Club Ashfield, 1-11 Charlotte Street, Ashfield Saturday, 19 September 2015 between 11am and 2pm Strathfield Town Hall, 65 Homebush Road, Strathfield
The WestConnex M4 East will extend the existing M4 Motorway with two new 5.5 kilometre tunnels, three lanes in each direction, from Homebush to Haberfield, providing a bypass of Parramatta Road and connecting to the City West Link .
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FOLLOWING the recent resignation of Mr Bernie Seth as Chairman of Homebush Financial Services Ltd (Bendigo Bank Homebush) Ian Albertson was unanimously voted in as the new Chairman. Ian has lived in Homebush for over three decades, is a Homebush Community Bank Branch shareholder and joined the Board in March 2014. His long connection to the community has included being President of Strathfield Rotary Club and Trustee of the Strathfield Libraries and Museum Foundation and MC at Council events (Carols by Candlelight, Australia Day, Spring Fair, Eco Art Exhibition, Mayoral Dinner). “My particular responsibility prior to this new appointment has been Chair of the Community Engagement sub-Committee, attending functions held by community groups such as Concord Mens Shed (Harry’s Shed), Greenlees Mens Bowling Club, Strathfield Rotary and Strathfield Croquet Club,” Ian explained. The Homebush Community Bank Branch regularly assists community organisations with donations. Ian has been a high school Music teacher for the past four decades including Homebush Boys High for 15 years and previously at St Patrick’s College Strathfield and Sydney Church of England Grammar School. “My desire is to immediately establish a period of calm and stability for the bank,” said Ian. “The combination of a top rate team at Homebush Community Bank led by Branch Manager Poonam Lata together with a highly qualified and determined Board will lay the foundation for future business growth.” “Nothing would give the Branch and Board more pleasure than to be in a position to achieve a dividend for shareholders. We are working steadily towards achieving this goal while ensuring that we continue to support groups within our local community.” Homebush Financial Services Ltd will be holding their next Annual General Meeting on Tuesday evening, 10 November at Burwood RSL Club commencing at 7 pm. Shareholders will receive the 2014-15 Annual Report prior to the AGM.
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BROTHERS3 are coming to Burwood Festival and they are a country teen sensation band with a difference. Great music, comedy and variety make this harmony trio and multi-instrumentalists a must-see band. The three teenage brothers, Shardyn, Tayzin and Makirum, were XFactor 2014 finalists who burst onto the Australian country music scene six years ago with their original songs and wonderful interpretations of well known covers that leave their audience standing almost every performance. The boys, who have worked with John Williamson, Troy Cassar-Daley, Sara Storer and Graham Rodger, are bringing their fresh, feel-good songs that celebrate nature and life in the bush to Burwood Park at 2.45pm on September 20 and it’s an act you want to see – and all for free. Collectively and individually Brothers3 have also worked on stage and screen with Hugh Jackman, Warren Williams and Darren Cogan in well-known shows such as The Boy From Oz, Home and Away, All Saints and Happy Feet as well as Opera Australia productions and the bush musical Quambatook. They have released five original award winning albums, Where The Eagles Fly, Wattlefire, Australia. Traveling and Let it Drift and split their time between the inner west and the family farm on the NSW Central West.
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ONE of the very best classic car displays occurs each year at the Burwood Festival when up to two hundred vintage vehicles are on show for judging in 15 categories. Burwood Festival’s Classic Car Show and Shine on Sunday 20 September brings together car enthusiasts from all over NSW in the display area on the top oval of Burwood Park. Each category winner receives a trophy on the day and proceeds on the day go to Burwood SES, whose volunteers organise the event. Categories: •B est Veteran or Vintage – up to 1929 • Best 30s Classic •B est 40s Classic including WWII vehicles • Best 50s Classic • Best 60s Classic • Best 70s Classic •B est Modern – 1980 onwards • Best Commercial Vehicle • Best Motorcycle • Best Exotic or Unusual • Best Hot Rod • Best Street Machine • Best Custom •B est Unmodified – Original or Restored •M ayor’s Choice – Best in Show
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Dami Im brings Super Love to the farm for Burwood Festival 2015 SPRING TIME will be filled with Super Love with Dami Im headlining a stellar line up of entertainment for Burwood Festival which includes country music sensation Brothers3, everyone’s favourite characters from the Looney Tunes and Skipper from Penguins from Madagascar. This year, Burwood Festival is bringing the farm to the city with farmyard animals, artisan and organic foods and fun activities for the kids
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including cow milking, sheep shearing and gardening workshops. The famous Classic Car Show will make its twenty fourth appearance, drawing the best vintage cars from all over NSW. There’s plenty on offer with award winning food stalls, model boats and vibrant local entertainment program around Burwood Park. Head to Facebook, or Tweet @ BurwoodFestival for more information.
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COW MILKING: 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm Peppa Pig & Skipper from Penguins of Madagascar – 10am to 2pm KIDS GARDENING WORKSHOP & ANIMALS Model Boats • Classic Car Show Butterfly House • Bike ‘n’ Blend
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Strong Catholic spirit amongst Ashfield students
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FOUR Ashfield students were among the 48 Year 12 students from Sydney Catholic secondary schools who were honoured at the annual Archbishop of Sydney Awards for Student excellence this month. Sarah Maree Azzi from Bethlehem College Ashfield, Daniel Uremovic, De La Salle C ollege Ashf ield, Naomi Spinks, Domremy College Five Dock and Steve Johnson Saliba, Rosebank College Five Dock were each presented with a certificate and medallion in recognition
of their contributions to their schools and communities in front of family and friends at the ceremony, held at Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral. Each principal praised their students for their efforts. Bethlehem College Principal Paula Bounds said Sarah was an outstanding leader and active campaigner for social justice including a college initiative during Refugee Week 2014, where she demonstrated against the government’s policy of detaining the children of asylum seekers.
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“She is a confident and independent young woman of faith, who is a creative and collaborative thinker with a love of learning,” said Ms Bounds. De La Salle College Principal, Stephen Kennaugh said Daniel typified the spirit developed at the College. “Daniel is firm in his faith and his actions. During a very busy post Trial HSC period he has taken time out to film a combined ‘block’ submission for Jump Up & Down 4 Kids as he sees it as a priority,” he said.
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Homebush Public School mum Mijo Jung (centre) with her daughter Mikki (Year 3) surrounded by students and Soo Hwan Kang (Consulate of South Korea) and Seung-Guk Paik (President, Korean Society Sydney).
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ALL THINGS Korean with food, cultural dress, dance and – most of all – language was the focal point at Homebush Public School last week to celebrate the success of their Community Languages Program. Primary students at the school have been enriched this year by the extension of the program, which provides two hours per
week of language studies in Korean, Tamil or Chinese. Korean Language teacher Hae-ryun Martin who helped to organise the Korean Celebration Day says the program has succeeded beyond expectation. “ There has been a Community Language Program here for ten years but this year we introduced two-hours per week for children to learn their parent’s language. Children
who come from other cultures are able to choose one of the three languages and it’s been so successful,” Ms Martin explained. Parents provided Korean dishes on the day for the school community to taste, with some parents dressing in traditional dress – to the delight of their children. Korean/Australian community leaders visited the school to support the program.
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Front row: Sarah Maree Azzi, Executive Director of Sydney Catholic Schools Dr Dan White, Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher, Naomi Spinks, Ashley Abraham. Photo: Kitty Beale Back row: Steven Johnson Saliba, Thomas Boyd, Michelle Fahd, Daniel Uremovic.
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Calling young poets Helping others is how they and authors operate at Homebush A NEW competition by the NSW State Government challenges students aged from 5 to 16 years, to write a poem or a short story on rail safety using the theme: ‘Keeping it safe for everyone’. Budding young poets and authors have the chance to win a tour of the tunnels and platforms underneath Central Station including the mysterious ‘ghost platforms’ and to visit to the high-tech Rail Management Centre where giant display boards track train movements live. Students entering the competition are required to include three of the following rail safety messages in their poem or story: • A lways walk on the platform. • Stay behind the yellow line. • S ee something, say something.
• Be on the safe side. • Hold an adults hand. • B e aw are of t he behaviour of customers around you. • Avoid slips/trips/falls on the platform and train. • Use your brains, tracks are for trains. • E ffects of vandalism/ graffiti to the community (makes people feel unsafe). • B e aware of your surroundings (e.g. when wearing headphones). • Please mind the gap. • Always use a footbridge. • Need help? Every station has an Emergency Help Point. • Always use a pedestrian level crossing. • Never go with strangers. Drummoyne MP John Sidoti encouraged students to enter. “It’s important to get people in the Drummoyne
area thinking about safety around trains and tracks at an early age, to encourage responsible behaviour throughout later life, and I encourage as many students as possible to enter.” Mr Sidoti said. There will be one winner selected from three age categories – Kindergarten to Year 2, 9-12 (Years 3 to 6), and 13-16 years (Years 7 to 10). Winners will also receive a prize pack and the winning poems or short stories will be displayed at nominated stations around the Sydney Trains network. Runners-up will receive a Sydney Trains goodies bag. E nt r i e s mu s t b e submitted by 5pm on Fr i d ay 3 0 O c tob e r 2015. For details about how to take part go to www.sydneytrains.info/ education and click on the ‘Competition” link.
Shakespeare lives at Santa Sabina
THE Santa Sabina College Middle School Shakespeare Festival premiered on Wednesday 9 September and was the culmination of a term’s work with collaboration between the College’s Drama, Music and English departments. Year 7 students chose the area that they would be most interested in working in, which included street entertainers, travelling minstrels, dancers, actors, working on set design and backstage. The girls developed their skills in these areas with assistance from their teachers and expert practitioners in music, acting, circus skills and public relations.
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HOMEBUSH Boys’ High students have continued their strong tradition for helping others by raising funds for worthy causes and people in need through their Interact Club. The school and the student Interact Club are supporting Hannah Herron, a student from Holsworthy High School who was born with Cerebral Palsy (CP) – Spastic Quadriplegia, which significantly limits the use of her limbs. Hannah requires a $45,000 powered wheelchair that can support her to stand, move independently and allow greater mobility and that’s where Homebush Boys High School has stepped in to donate funds towards purchasing the wheelchair. “As a school and community, we reinforce that donating is part of the Australian culture. It is also not for individuals, but for much needed funding support for various charities, causes and people in need,” said Head Teacher Suzi Milovanovic. Hannah is looking to become a writer but her ultimate dream is to have a new wheelchair that will support her to stand and move independently. “We invited Hannah to attend our Friday morning assembly on September 11where we presented her with a cheque,” Ms Milovanovic said. “Thank you to the amazing group of students and their commitment to raising hundreds of dollars for worthy causes. I am extremely proud of these students and their dedication to raising much needed funds.”
Holsworthy High student Hannah Herron
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SCHOOL HOLIDAYS School holiday fun SCHOOL HOLIDAYS by David Barden
There are numerous activities around Sydney on offer these upcoming holidays and we have gathered just a few that we think you and your kids will love:
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PROJECT FIVE KID’S URBAN ART WORKSHOPS Guided by contemporary street artists, the hands-on workshops introduce kids to street art disciplines including aerosol painting, stencilling and wheat pasting. Where: Darling Quarter, Darling Harbour When: 22-24, 29-30 September and 1 October from 11-2:00pm
IMAX THEATRE SYDNEY Kids Watch for FREE! For each adult ticket of $23, one accompanying child is admitted FREE of charge to the same session. When: Weekends 10am and 11am Where: IMAX Theatre, Darling Harbour CLUE TRAILS Adventurous kids can explore Olympic Park for free on 25 September and 2 October when clues will be hidden across the Park for kids to find with the aid of a map. When: 25 September and 2 October Where: Sydney Olympic Park
Back To Schoo l DARLING HARBOUR CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND Renowned as one of Australia’s best, with water games, climbing ropes, swings, slides and flying foxes; among a great selection of cafés and fresh food takeaway outlets and retailers. Where: Darling Quarter, Darling Harbour When: Daily CIRQUE SEPTEMBRE Admire breathtaking aerial acts, be dazzled by fire and marvel at the amazing Wheel of Steel, live and FREE of charge every Saturday night during September at Harbourside Amphitheatre. Where: Harbourside, Darling Harbour When: 19 and 26 September and 3 October 6-8:30pm
WALK AND SQUAWK TOUR Nature-lovers can meet the feathered residents of Sydney Olympic Park at the new Walk and Squawk tour of the BirdLife Discovery Centre on 24 & 25 September. When: 24 and 25 September Where: Sydney Olympic Park Discovery Centre CIRCUS SKILLS WORKSHOP During this one hour action-packed workshop, participants can learn to swing on a trapeze, walk the tight-wire, juggle and hoola hoop – just to name a few. For the more adventurous kids, a swing can be taken on a 10 metre flying trapeze rig. When: Monday – Friday 2pm Where: Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Cost: $25 ($10 for a swing on the flying trapeze)
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Marshall makes a Overcoming childhood addiction: difference in Nepal a desperately needed voice TOP SHELF – Book review with Saimi Jeong
THERE is something at once close and foreign about That Fry Boy, the true story of a boy growing up in what should have been a comfortable life and ending up in an excruciating one, told through the perspective of a man now safely back on solid ground. James Fry’s memoir is a stripped back dissection of the child addict’s psychology: the insecurities and egotism that feed an addiction in the face of a withering sense of belonging. “Worthlessness” is a word that recurs throughout the book. Not only about the writer himself, but as an implicit feeling in all of the kids - and adults - he gets overwhelmingly drunk or high with in his youth and later, in the young people he tries to help. Hindsight has given Fry clarity with regard to the deep-rooted link between feelings of worthlessness and drug addiction, and an ability to communicate that link. The boy Fry and his tribe proudly boast to each other about who has run into the most trouble with the law, in a “twisted hierarchy” that places prison stints at the top and school attendance at the bottom.
The desperately clutching, alternative way of feeling accomplished is palpable, even through Fry’s grown-up, largely dry tone which still manages to show us the boys through their own eyes; in scenes of intoxication, descriptions of “each of us enjoying the closest thing to friendship of which we were capable, temporarily free from our self-bondage of anxiety and self-doubt” swamp us with the bleary mania of escapism. How often is the downward spiral - not to mention in teenagers, given cold exposure in the opening paragraphs in which the 13-year-old Fry steals from his father’s wallet - as starkly addressed from the vantage point of the person who endured it?
Certainly not in the media’s crime reports or in coming-of-age dramas about wild yet impeccably cool kids, which push notions of uncontrollable psychopaths and romantic outliers, respectively. Not in Asif Kapadia’s acclaimed documentary Amy, where celebrity propels the tale of a talent tragically lost too soon into the hungry heartstrings of critics and the wider public - even if, as in That Fry Boy, addiction represents the salvation and the ruin of its protagonist. This is not the story of one icon. As shown in the train station lurkers the writer relates to as a teenager and the child clients he tries to help as a caseworker, That Fry Boy casually adopts the perspective of a subset of people habitually distorted by mainstream media. A scene in a shopping arcade, in which a young Fry threatens to stab a larger man who has confronted him for dropping a beer bottle and walking away from the shattered mess, isn’t written as a play between high school delinquent and model citizen. A wholly spontaneous act born out of paranoia (his cannabis use “through the roof ” at
this point), it’s an extension of his constant fear of everyone around him. Teenage alcoholism is not an easy fix in That Fry Boy, even though its narrator overcame it. In the book’s most haunting, vividly rendered scene, the adult Fry visits a hostel smashed up the previous night by a homeless 16-year-old Reggie, a “pale, ghostlike figure, half naked and covered in bruises,” whom he speaks to through a broken front door. Fry takes us through this futile encounter with a measure of controlled pain that highlights the difficulty of persuading an addict to believe that change is possible. Fry’s work in the youth sector, marked by feelings of being “utterly powerless in the knowledge that the chains of addiction can run so deep”, clings to the proven thread of hope that problems can be worked through. It’s an extremely fleeting window when a teenager b e comes wi l ling to consider help, and, “sadly, it is still far easier for a young person with mental health difficulties… to have access to a police or prison cell than to access a proper treatment centre”.
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BURWOOD aid worker and nurse, Marshall Tuck has just returned from working in Nepal where he was helping look after the health needs of the millions of people affected by the disastrous earthquake. Mr Tuck was working in a tented field hospital in the north of the country and clinics to help earthquakeaffected people from remote villages. It wasn’t the first time that Mr Tuck had travelled abroad to lend a hand, having previously been responsible for helping to bring the Ebola epidemic under control in Sierra Leone. Nor was it his first trip to Nepal. “I had travelled to Nepal many years before and that beautiful experience has always remained with me,” he said. “When the first earthquake struck I felt so strongly about supporting the global response that was required for the millions of people so seriously affected. I immediately asked my current employer if I could take leave and I spoke to Australian Red Cross as one of its health aid workers and offered to go.” More than anything else, getting in, and around,
Marshall Tuck in Nepal.
Nepal was the most challenging part of Mr Tuck’s journey. “The earthquakes and after shocks have caused so much damage. The rainy season had recently made the roads more unsafe and surrounding hills and mountains unstable due to the frequent heavy rains,” Mr Tuck explained. “Numerous big landslides occurred in the district where I was located, killing dozens of people and making life even more dangerous. The mobile health clinic that Red Cross was operating was unable to access remote affected communities by vehicle on many of these roads.” Eve n t hou g h t he s itu at i on i n Ne p a l remains grim, working
with local health staff and local communities was a heartwarming experience for Mr Tuck. “ It i s i n t h e s e interactions I am reminded that in spite of differences in languages or cultures, that we can always find a way to experience a shared view or emotion.” He predicts a long and hard road ahead for the country, and urges people to donate to the Nepal Region Earthquake Appeal. “People are rebuilding their lives and homes but it is going to take years,” he said. “The Nepalese people need help from the international community to recover from this earthquake.”
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VIEW CLUB MEETING The next Concord West VIEW Club Luncheon Meeting is on Wednesday, 23 September at Burwood RSL on Shaftesbury Road. This month’s speaker will be Nim Gaolkka who will speak about arranged marriages. VIEW Club Ladies raise funds to help the Smith Family to educate the children of struggling families. New members always welcome. For all enquiries call 9747 2829.
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COMIC CON-VERSATION BACK Comics festival Comic Con-versation is back this year from 28 September to 3 October celebrating the best of local comic culture with events, exhibitions and talks across six Sydney libraries, including Ashfield Library. Ashfield Library will host the closing event with an artists’ alley, workshops, live sketching, portfolio reviews, gaming, music, lucky door prizes and a live podcast from the Ashfield Town Hall on Saturday 3 October from 3pm to 8pm. CANADA BAY COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIPS Round two of the Canada Bay Council Community Sponsorship Program is open from 1 September to 31 October. External organisations can seek support for their community events and initiatives and are encourage to apply. Applications can be made by completing and returning the Seeking Sponsorship form to Council. See www.canadabay.nsw.gov.au AUTHORS AT ASHFIELD Hear Christopher Cyrill’s lecture on Anton Chekhov’s short story, Lady with L a p d o g . We d n e s d a y, September 23 at 1pm Level 2 Local Studies Room, Ashfield Council. On Friday September 25 ABC Radio 702 Drive presenter Richard Glover will speak about his new memoir Flesh Wounds at 6.30pm at Ashfield Town Hall Richard will sign copies of his memoir; a part poignant family memoir, part rollicking venture into a 1970s Australia. This is a book for anyone who’s wondered if their family is the oddest one on the planet. Bookings www.ashfieldlibrary.eventbrite.com.au CROYDON PARK SPRING FAIR Spend November 1 out and about at the Croydon Park Spring Health and Fitness Fair at Grant Park in Enfield (behind the swimming pool). The Fair will offer a variety of food stalls and activities available for the entire family. Bring along your pooch for the dog training run by Mighty Woof and enter the the Pet Artwork Competition. For more details about the competition, to book a stall or sponsor the day see www.franzeevents.com.au MANNAH RE-ELECTED DEPUTY MAYOR Labor councillor George Mannah was re-elected as Deputy Mayor of Burwood for a second consecutive THE FRIENDLY SHOP year at Council’s meeting onPLACE SeptemberTO 8. Cr Mannah is currently serving his first term as Councillor. SENIORS EYE SAVINGS Minister for Ageing John Ajaka has announced an exclusive offer with OPSM that will allow NSW Seniors Card Holders to take advantage of additional discounts on health services. The OPSM offer is 20 per cent off frames and 20 per cent off lenses and is available to all Seniors Card holders across NSW until 7 October 2015. LYMPHOMA FUNDING BOOST The Strathfield Rotary Club will make a huge donation for Lymphoma research on Wednesday, 30 September. To hear an inspirational story of a local mum who has battled this cancer four times, call Strathfield Rotary Club member Rod McDougall on 0416 163 090.
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WESTS TIGERS player Dean Halatau, who is currently undertaking a Diploma of Building and Construction, has signed up to the Australian Apprenticeships and Ambassadors Program to help boost the status of apprenticeships. As an ambassador, Halatau will share his experiences with apprentices. Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham
with Reid MP Craig Laundy officially launched Book an Ambassador, at the Southern Cross Vocational College in Burwood on September 3 to highlight the need and importance of valuing apprentices. “More than 150 people have been appointed as Apprenticeship Ambassadors to share their stories and offer valuable advice to the
next generation,” Senator Birmingham said. “There is a growing demand for these Ambassadors to attend conferences and events to speak about their experiences.” Mr Laundy said encouraging apprentices was important. “It is vital for our economy to encourage and support young apprentices, and this is an excellent programme to bring the knowledge and experience from people who have been
through apprenticeships and traineeships in the past to the current class,” he said. Southern Cross Catholic Vocational C ollege was named as a finalist in the 2015 Australian Training Awards School Pathways to VET Award. For more information about the Australian Apprenticeships Ambassadors Program, see www.australiantrainingawards. gov.au
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ELIGIBLE NSW apprentices and trainees can now access all-day cheaper fares on public transport with the Concession Opal card being rolled out by the NSW Government. “Apprentices and trainees are currently AND DINE only able to access concession fares when travelling between their home, workplace and place of training, but from today we’re lifting those restrictions,” Minister for Transport Andrew Constance said. “These customers can now apply for a Concession Opal card and there will be no travel restrictions and no need for paper tickets. They will be able to access the
concession fare for Australian citizens or ARTISTS from Mildura residence. Her work spans travel at any time on permanent residents. are on show at Ashfield as disciplines, including the public transport Other students, part of whitcubemildura, three-dimensional works system plus access Opal i n c l u d i n g s o m e an artist-run initiative that with paper (paper cuts), benefits. students w i t h has shown work by more hand-made bobbin lace “Concession Opal disabilities and those than 100 regional artists pieces and paintings that can only be acquired card customers pay 50% on certain scholarships, since 2011. discount fares, have may also be eligible. The event has been through a barter system. an unlimited travel F u l l Her work focuses on e l i g i b i l i t y organised by Ashfield daily fare cap of $7.50 criteria is available at Council’s new artist in the handmade, valuing and $30 weekly fare transportnsw.info residence, Kate Cotching the individual’s role in cap, plus discounted to give local residents production, creating C o n c e s s i o n off-peak train fares, the chance to view work intricate pieces that bring and free trips with the customers can order by Robin Bates-Koroi, to mind the part that time their Opal card 24 weekly travel reward,” hours a day from opal. Rosina Byrne, Filomena and human labor has in he said. Coppola, Danielle Hobbs, contemporary life. Over 8 0 , 0 0 0 com.au or by calling 13 Bob Jankowski, Heather Out of the Cube is 67 25 (13 OPAL) and apprentices and Lee, Rohan Morris, Kerryn open from Thursdays get the card mailed to trainees are eligible to Sylvia, Stuart Walsh and to Saturdays until 19 their home. apply. Kate Cotching. September, FRIENDLY TO SHOP AND DINE 12.30pm to andPLACE To be eligible forTHEApprentices Ms Cotching is Ashfield 5pm Thirning Villa, 40 a Concession Opal trainees are required Council’s fortieth artist in Arthur Street Ashfield. card TAFE NSW to have a Apprentice/ NSW students must be T r a i n e e enrolled full-time for Concession Card before a minimum of 20 face they can apply online to face contact hours for the Concession a week, and must be Opal card. www.burwoodscene.com.au
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CONCORD and Ryde Sailing Club are hoping that new sailors will join them on the water for the start of another sailing season. CRSC is a family-friendly club located at Kissing Point Park, Corner of Waterview St and Yaralla Road, Putney. Each Saturday afternoon a large number of dinghies take part in racing on the Parramatta River between Ryde Bridge, Majors Bay and Brays Bay. This season CRSC celebrates 70 years sailing on the Parramatta River.
David McClean, CRSC Head Training Officer, has developed a special training program to teach children aged 9 years and over to sail. The first junior Optimist training course for new trainees will commence on Saturday morning 19 September and will be conducted for seven consecutive Saturday mornings. The second will commence on 7 November and run until the 19 December. Kids aren’t the only ones who can join in the fun. The first Adult ‘Learn
to Sail’ courses will commence on Tuesday 27 October. This course consists of Tuesday night theory classes, 6.30pm to 8pm and Saturday mornings on the water, 9am. The club also runs school holiday courses over the season. The first four-day course runs from 22 September to 25 September. Anyone interested in joining should contact David Loring on 9636 4370.
ClubGRANTS applications open LOCAL organisations are being encouraged to apply for grants of up to $1 million to help upgrade sport and recreation facilities through the NSW Government’s ClubGRANTS program. The project of eligible applicants must be located in NSW and must commence on or after 30 April 2016 and be completed by 30 April 2018. Member for Drummoyne, John Sidoti, highlighted the fundamental role that sport and recreation plays in NSW. “Sport and recreation is part of our State’s social fabric and the NSW Government is investing in facilities for the community to enjoy for generations to come,” he said.
“Particular emphasis will be placed on projects that benefit disadvantaged and regional and remote communities in this program round.” “On top of funding for sport and recreation infrastructure, $2 million for emergency relief facilities and $2.5 million for cultural infrastructure annually for the next four years is available for separate rounds opening in the coming months.” Deputy Premier Troy Grant said the funding program will provide a much needed boost to sport and recreation facilities in local communities across the state. “The NSW Government knows local sports grounds and facilities
are just as important as our major stadiums and are vital to a healthy community,” he said. Expressions of interest for the grants are open until October 2015 and will be assessed by an independent committee made up of representatives from Sport NSW, Clubs NSW, Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing, Arts NSW, Office of Regional Development and sporting associations. Approved applicants will be invited to lodge formal applications by 16 December 2015 and successful projects will be announced early next year. For more information visit olgr. nsw.gov.au
CANTERBURY
School Holiday Camps 9am-3pm Monday-Friday 21-25 September 2015 $200 per week or $50 per day
EARLY BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL TO GUARANTEE SPOTS
$10 DISCOUNT off the full week price for each additional sibling FREE LUNCH PROVIDED FRIDAYS – Friday is Pizza day! Ask us about Private & Semi-Private tennis lessons (Mon to Sat) After school and Saturday morning kids groups Adult Beginner & Intermediate Groups 24 hour restring service
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4a Lyons Street, Strathfield (Parking via Morwick St), 5 mins walk from Strathfield Train Station Call Alex 0417 432 757 or Shaun 0412 745 557
coaching@strathfieldsportsclub.com.au
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School Holiday Learn to Skate Program
OLYMPIC ICE RINK
$23
per person (includes skate hire)
Skate with the best
One hour group lesson 10.00am-11.00am
PLUS free public session
SCHOOL HOLIDAY LEARN TO SKATE PROGRAM
11.00am-12.30pm
PUBLIC SESSIONS: 11.00am-12.30pm and 1.00pm-3.00pm
Mon 21 Sept to Fri 25 Sept and Mon 28 Sept to Fri 2 October
PHILLIPS AVE, TASKER PARK, CANTERBURY
32-34 Coronation Pde, Enfield • 9008 7242
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