Oran Park Gazette May 2017

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Oran Con 3 is Back! Oran Park’s own annual pop culture event, Oran Con 3, is back this month and promises to be bigger and better, taking place on Saturday 27th May at Oran Park Podium from 11:00am to 4:00pm. There will be pop culture related stalls ranging from items to purchase to experts available to explain how to make many of the costumes and props used in cosplay. There will also be a special guest appearance by Victoria Ferrara from the Logie award winning TV series Housos. Add to this, the very popular cosplay competitions covering kids, teens and adults including an extra section called the Disney Princess Competition with a wide range of prizes. One of the key sponsors of the event and compere, Super Showgirl Cosplay “Darlene” will present a dance performance with some awesome friends on stage who are from the local area. “I have had a long association with the area from being one of the Fire Chiefs at the Oran Park Race Track to actually racing here as well. My father in law, Fred O’Farrell who built and designed a Brabham Cont. Pg 10

 The excitement that cosplay brings to Oran Park | Image: Cliff Dorian

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COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD Recently moved into Oran Park? Whether you’re an owner or a tenant, the Oran Park Town Development Team would like to welcome you! To receive your Welcome Gift and Information Pack Please Contact the Sales Office on 9043 7500 Saturday 6 May (1st Saturday of the Month) Cobbitty Village Markets Where: Cobbitty Public School, Cobbitty Rd, Cobbitty. Enquiries: 0438 512 728 cobbittymarkets.com.au

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Mothers Day Monday 10am –11.30am Community Playgroup Community Room - Cnr Oran Park Drive + Peter Brock Drive, Oran Park Benevolent Society 0450 840 188 Monday + Wednesday 7pm – 8pm Personal Defence Community Room - Cnr Oran Park Drive + Peter Brock Drive, Oran Park Enquiries: David 0415 805 931 Monday + Tuesday 3:30pm – 6:30pm CB Dance

Community Room - Cnr Oran Park Drive + Peter Brock Drive, Oran Park Enquiries: Cassandra 0431 062 030 Wednesdays 10am (During School terms) PlayTime @ NewLife Anglican Church PlayTime is for Mums and Carers with kids 0-5. Cnr Marcus Loane Way + Central Avenue, Oran Park. Enquiries: www.newlifeanglican.org.au/ wp/playtime Wednesday 10am – 2pm Oran Park Craft Group Community Room, Cnr Oran Park + Peter Brock Drives, Oran Park. Free (incl. tea/ coffee). BYO lunch and your own craft hobby to work on. New members are most welcome to join in at any time. For Enquiries or to register your interest please contact Billie 0418 668 823 Wednesdays 10am – 2pm Trauma Teddy Drop Off Point Community Room, Cnr Oran Park + Peter Brock Drives, Oran Park The Oran Park Craft Group is proudly assisting Red Cross Volunteers to make and collect Trauma Teddies. For Enquiries or to register your name as a “knitter”, please contact Billie 0418 668 823 Wednesday + Thursday + Friday 10 am

BIBS (Babies into books) Fun half hour session of stories and rhymes that introduces literacy to 0-18 month olds and their carers. 10am Thursday @ Camden Library 10am Wednesday and Thursday @Narellan Library Thursday 9am – 3pm Oran Park Community Preschool Community Room - Cnr Oran Park Drive + Peter Brock Drive, Oran Park Big Fat Smile 0427 045 905 Thursday 9:30am –11am (During School Terms) Little Joey’s Playgroup Oran Park St Mary Mackillop Catholic Parish 94 Oran Park Drive, Oran Park Cost: $2.00 per child / per week Little Joey’s is a new community based Playgroup for children aged 0 - 5yrs and their parents, grandparents or carers. It is run by St.Mary MacKillop Catholic Parish Oran Park and everyone is welcome. Phone: (02) 4648 2226 Parish Office Email: oranpark@dow.org.au

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All Things Mum This Mothers Day For many mums around Australia, the day to day activities of running a home can be hard work. Add to this those that work and, in particular, those who own and run successful businesses and you have the ingredients for a truly special person. This is certainly the case for local Harrington Grove mum, Nikki Auckland. “It was very daunting starting my own business in 2005. I had a 4 year old daughter that was always sick, in and out of hospital and always at doctor’s appointments so I found holding down a regular job (even a part time one) too hard. My husband and I both needed to work to pay the bills, so I decided I needed to work for myself and juggle caring for our daughter around my work. I am a qualified Sports Therapist and Massage Therapist and had my Certificate III in Fitness. Initially it was hard getting everything set up, but I sought help from others around me that were self-employed. I asked a lot of questions and worked tirelessly to set up my business” said Nikki. “It got overwhelming for me in 2008 when we were blessed with our third child. We had never planned on having 3 children and it was a huge adjustment, I wasn’t coping at all. I had no balance and had virtually no help with the children and struggled immensely with anxiety, depression and agoraphobia. It was a hard couple of years as I stopped growing my business to focus on my health and my kids” she explained. Nikki decided she needed to get some balance and get well. She went back to fitness to help cope with the anxiety and depression; “I was lucky to have my husband support my return to fitness; he helped with the children while I got myself a Personal Trainer and went to the gym 4 nights a week and

Saturday mornings. After 6 months of consistency, I found myself feeling stronger and more confident than I had in a long time. I felt like a better mum as I had found some balance and was slowly beating my demons. I felt more focused in my business and really started to enjoy life again”. Recently, her business changed focus and Nikki studied again to re-do her Personal Training qualifications. She now runs her personal training business around her children and their schooling/studies and sporting activities. “I absolutely love the flexibility of having my own business and always tell my children that anything is possible if you put your mind to it” Nikki said. Nikki has this advice for any mums wanting to start their own business; “Make sure you have a to-do list and write everything down! I mean everything. It’s so satisfying crossing them off once they are done”. Thank you to Nikki and to all the mums out there for everything you do. “Mother’s Day is one of my favourite days, I get undivided attention from my kids and get even more cuddles and kisses which I absolutely love!” finished Nikki.  Harrington Grove mother and business owner Nikki Auckland| Image: Firefly Photography

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FAITH – NEWLIFE ANGLICAN ORAN PARK

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Open House Invitation I’m often in my office in our building up on the hill in Oran Park and have been surprised at how regularly we get people stopping by thinking that we’re the Council! Others of you will have seen our multicoloured tower and wondered what goes on inside the building. In order to get the word out that we’re a Church and not the council(!) and to enable the curious to have a look through, we’re holding our annual “Open House” event on Sunday May 21st. It’s an exciting time for us at NewLife with a brand new evening service having been started from April 30th. That means that there are two chances to join us at NewLife on the day. You can come and check out our morning service where we run our kids program for children aged 2-15 at 10am, or come in the evening for NewLife@night which runs at 6pm. We believe that many people will feel more confident coming along if they’ve clicked before they come so I’d love to point you to www.newlifeanglican.org.au to get a feel for the place, see who the staff team is, and understand what we offer for kids. When you come you’ll find our “Open House” to be in many ways a standard Sunday service where we’ll meet together to sing, pray, and hear the Bible read and taught. There’s absolutely no need to RSVP in advance but we’ll be having a free BBQ, and jumping castle after the 10am service and eat together after the 6pm meeting. At both services you’ll be free to have a look through the facility with a guided tour and ask any questions that you might have. We want you to feel that NewLife Anglican is your local Church and given our tower can be seen from lots of vantage points around our suburb, we want you to know what goes on beneath it. I look forward to meeting you on Sunday May 21st - do come and say Hi and let me know you read about it in the Oran Park Gazette

We had moved here March 2016 from Liverpool. March this year on the 10th made it one year. Who to discuss a problem with? But I thought of the District Gazette. Oran Park Road is a disgrace it is a place waiting for a accident to occur. Thankfully I am not a parent going to the schools as it is very dangerous. Pot holes which make your teeth rattle if you hit one and the road is very like a goat track you would find in a undeveloped country. This is Oran Park for goodness sake. We seem to have many people always working on the parks and Grand Prix park is always getting work done to it. Please fix the roads that lead into our beautiful Oran Park. Heres hoping we can see some road work which will be done very soon. H Harold

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Letters Of Hope Encouraging our community to write a letter to a special person in a local Macarthur aged care facility or local Hospital to show them someone cares… Australia has one of the highest elderly dependency ratios in the world! Many elderly people who have lost their health, are being moved out of their homes and into aged care facilities. They lose their family home and most move into a small room. Many have lost all their material possessions and more often than not they have also lost their long term partner. Within this situation it can become very easy to feel lonely or isolated. Older people who are lonely and who do not have strong social networks and support, can be at risk of developing depression. Please help us by writing a letter to a special elderly person to show them someone cares… Anyone of any age can make a Letter of Hope. It can be a simple note of a few words or a drawing from a child. The envelope can be left plain or decorated. Letters of Hope make a great family ‘community project’ at a very minimal cost. Letter Suggestions • It is a good idea to not add any questions in the letter as the special person you write to may not be able to answer… • We recommend that you do not add any personal information. • If you or your child would like to sign off at the end we suggest you only put your first name or write something like from ‘Someone who cares’ • To get you underway, start your letter with Dear Special Person… • If you are not sure what to put next: Try This: • I thought of you today and wanted to let you know… • You are very special because… • I heard you needed a little cheering up so I thought I would write to you and say… • I heard you needed a little cheering up so I thought I would write to you and tell you about… • Today I… • I felt like saying hello to you and I hope you are having a good day and my letter has made you feel better… • Adding a picture/sticker of a bunch of flowers write- I saw these flowers and thought they would brighten your day… Finished letters can be sent to PO Box 31 Camden, NSW 2570 or hand delivered into the allocated tubs at CakeBiz Narellan or King Street Natural Health Centre Campbelltown. Letters of Hope, will be distributed to participating Aged Care Facilities in the Macarthur area, by Brand New Day volunteers.

Beau Ryan Comes to Oran Park Mancave Barbershop in Oran Park recently held a re-launch event last month that was attended by The Footy Show’s and ex-NRL player Beau Ryan. The event was to reintroduce the store after 4 years of it being opened and also to celebrate the addition of 1 extra barber chair within the store. Prior to the event on the day, Beau Ryan assisted with the promotion of Social Media (Instagram/Facebook); which had thousands of hits. He greeted customers on the day, gave Mancave Barbershop merchandise, took photos with fans and signed t-shirts. They also had the wonderful Under 11’s team from South West Wanderers FC join them on the day – which is currently being sponsored by Mancave Barbershop for the 2017 football season. “Beau Ryan is a friend and customer of ours. He also was at the Grand Opening of our Burwood Store 6 months ago”. “It was great to see how successful the event was on the day. It was amazing to see how many locals/customers came down to the event to show their support. The atmosphere was crazy, fun and exciting for all” said Shadi Sysan, Business Manager of Mancave Barbershop. When asked if they have any future events planned for the Mancave Barbershop Shadi said, “Most definitely in the near future. Our next event will be for the opening of our Rouse Hill store on the 13th May, which has taken months to plan. There will be special guests and other activities planned for the day!” “We love supporting the local community and earning their support back. We will continuously strive to make the local community and our customers happy. We also want to thank Oran Park Town Centre, the locals, our organisers and our loyal customers who supported us on the day!” he said.

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Maureen Thorpe just loves her job, and why wouldn’t she? She is a local Marriage Celebrant who has performed nearly 500 weddings and over 800 ceremonies over the past 9 years. “Weddings are always a delight to perform. Watching the look on a groom’s face as his bride walks down the aisle is very special” said Maureen. Maureen has married couples of all ages, some in their teens and some in their late 70’s and even early 80’s. “It is lovely to see love at any age” she said. All her ceremonies are designed uniquely for the couple no matter how small or large the wedding is. However, she said there was something very satisfying when, after a funeral, she hears “Thank you for the beautiful send-off you gave Mum or Dad”. Even pet memorials have become meaningful, as many people treat the family pet as just that “one of the family” and are devastated when their pet passes away, so they want to

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Four new district play parks are now planned for locations across the Camden Local Government Area. Last month, Council agreed to allocate $4 million for the design and construction of two large water play parks and two major youth play spaces. “It is a focus of Council to ensure that the community has high quality recreational facilities that support a healthy lifestyle and encourage social engagement,” said Mayor Lara Symkowiak. “This is an opportunity to create new, accessible and vibrant places for people to come and interact,” Cr Symkowiak said. “The leisure areas will promote safe, fun places for social connection and a space to interact with family and friends in our rapidly growing area,” she said. Eleven locations within the Camden LGA were evaluated by staff with the four sites selected for their accessibility, parking opportunities, availability of services, amenities and proximity to residents. Town Park in Oran Park and Curry Reserve in Elderslie have been identified for water play parks. Harrington Park Lake, Harrington Park and Sedgewick Reserve in Currans Hill have been selected for youth play spaces. It is anticipated that the planning, community consultation and construction of these facilities will be completed in approximately 18 months.

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A Cracker of a Show! Camden Show, held last month was yet another HUGE success. To quote the President, Hugh Southwell, "we’ve had a cracker of a Show with good weather on the Friday and Saturday. A great crowd with many visitors happy with our efforts to manage the mud, create some shade and additional seating (new President's Picnic area) and put on many forms of entertainment and educational displays. We were thrilled with the endless throng of people coming through the gates." Once again the support of the community has been overwhelming. The 2017 Show filled the showground and offered all visitors TWO BIG DAYS OF FAMILY FUN! The quality and variety of displays, competitions and attractions was outstanding and offered our Show patrons enormous choice and a jam packed program. From early morning to late evening, the showground was full of things to keep visitors entertained. There were pavilions full of exhibits, a local talent competition, Wood Chopping, Whip Cracking, Horse and Animal shows, Charlie the Brahman Steer, Educational and Fun displays, the Drover’s Camp, Lifestyle and Country Style Pavilions as well as the NAB Entertainment Stage. The first day was the traditional “Community Day” and it was great to see such enthusiasm for agricultural education from Schools around the District, with thousands of school children attending the Show free of charge. Friday night had one of the best Rodeo programs in the state, with competitors from all over the country competing. It was surely an adrenaline rush for competitors and spectators alike. This year we welcomed back freestyle motocross to the main arena on the second night along with camp drafting, polo crosse, barrel racing and the famous Brumby’s Run. The second night finished with a bang thanks to the famous Foti Fireworks

display sponsored by Henning’s Jewellers. Hugh Southwell, the President, and the Show Committee offer a very big thank you to all those who helped to make The Camden Show the fabulous success that it was, including the hundreds of volunteers who give hours, days and weeks of their time to help us hold the Annual Camden Show. To the Sponsors, Tradespace tenants, Competitors, Exhibitors, Demonstrators, Displays and every person who visited the Show, we say a huge thank you for your support! Look out for next year's show! 2018 Camden Show, Friday 16th March & Saturday 17th March 2018

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PET CHAT Article Written + Submitted by: Dr Liam Brown from University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Camden A: 410 Werombi Road, Camden | NSW | 2570 P: 4655 0777

Prevention, Always Better Than Cure An annual health check is a great way to stay on top of your animal’s health and wellbeing. A check-up goes far beyond their “annual needles” – a thorough examination by a veterinarian may be able to detect emerging problems early, or assess ongoing health concerns to ensure your pet receives the best possible care. During the annual check, your vet will assess multiple physical characteristics, all of which help them determine the health of your pet. For example, your pet’s weight will be measured to ensure it is in a healthy range, their skin will be examined for any lumps, bumps and other abnormalities, and their teeth will be assessed to detect early signs of dental disease. If your animal is getting a little older, your vet can also check on common senior animal issues such as arthritis, vision or hearing loss, mobility issues and dementia, and provide management advice or medication. Blood testing may also be recommended to screen for underlying disease processes. The annual vet check also provides an opportunity to administer vaccines if they happen to be required that year (keep in mind that some core vaccines can be given every three years), to discuss any concerns you have about your pet, and to get expert pet care advice on anything from behavioural problems to the most suitable flea, worm or tick treatments. For animals on long-term medications, an annual check-up as a minimum is usually required. Keep in mind that our pets age faster than we do, so a yearly check-up for them is not as frequent as you may think. One year for us can be equivalent to five or more years for your dog or cat. And, as with humans, most health issues can be treated more successfully if identified in their initial stages. Ultimately though, an annual vet check is all part of responsible pet ownership and will allow you to know you are doing your very best to ensure your pet remains happy and healthy.

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Oran Con 3 is Back! based race car called the O’Farrell, raced here at Oran Park also. So, when the track closed and my family and I moved here, we spoke with some of my friends in the cosplay community and the owner of the Chocolate Room, Levon Beylerian and decided that it was important to bring something back to the Oran Park area and community” said David Duff, Event Organiser. With the great support of Oran Park Podium, Oran Con has gone from strength to strength. The first event was with the craft local markets, whilst the second, held in extremely cold conditions, showed that they had a following in both the local community and the cosplay community. This year they are inside the Oran Park Podium. “People like to leave the everyday and go to a special place where they can pretend to be someone or something else for a while. From dressing up as their favourite TV or movie character, comic book characters to something completely unique or from a video game, there is something for everyone. It’s important to learn how to play and have fun no matter what age you are” explained David. For more information, visit Oran Con on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ oranconnsw.

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Council has now completed renewal works to the shared path in Harrington Park Estate. The path surrounding Harrington Park Lake has now been reconstructed for the use of bicycles and pedestrians and completed to a high standard. The old path was cracking, uneven and around 25 years old. “Council is focused on providing recreational facilities and infrastructure to support the health and wellbeing of the community and the growing number of families in our area,” said Mayor Lara Symkowiak. “This shared path provides residents with safe access around the lake’s foreshore and an excellent opportunity for recreational activities,” Cr Symkowiak said. “Replacing the path to such a high quality was a sound decision of Council that will help to reduce maintenance costs into the future,” she said. The works to replace the former asphalt path were funded as a priority project in Council’s 2016/17 budget to the amount of $429,000 and forms a section of the path network within the estate. The 1.4km (approx.) path has been reinforced with mesh steel to minimise risk of displacement in the future.

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