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Tickets selling fast, secure yours now by calling 4731 1876 or go to www.musicforlife.net.au Photo: Hilary Nathan Photography. See page 2 for more details.

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Mayor is new ambassador

THE Luke Priddis Foundation has a new community ambassador and it is Penrith Mayor John Thain.

Luke Priddis said it was a pleasure to welcome the Mayor on board.

“John has had a long association with the LPF and understands the daily challengers of children with different abilities drawing on his own experience.

“We look forward to John assisting us to continue spreading awareness of the LPF and our services throughout the community so we can further assist those children and their families living on the Autism Spectrum.”

Ring, ring, the happiest sound of them all

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Tickets for the 2017 ‘Music for Life’ Ball ‘A Night to Remember’ to be held at the Penrith Panthers Marquee on Saturday 21st October are selling fast. All the proceeds from this special night will go to the ‘Cure Brain Cancer Foundation’ and the ‘Charlie Teo Foundation’.

Now in its 7th year, Music for Life has raised over $330,000 for brain cancer research. Music for Life’s theme this year is A Night to Remember. Not only will it be a great night that will be remembered, but a night to remember those that have been affected by Brain Tumors and those that are no longer here with us.

This year’s entertainment will feature ABBALANCHE, Australia’s only award-winning Abba Tribute Band, as well as a few other surprise acts along the way.

Music for Life is an amazing night that includes a 3 course Dinner, Entertainment, Auctions, Raffles, Information and of course lots of Music as well. Scott McRae will be our MC, with special guest speaker Dr. Charlie Teo and enthusiastic auctioneer Mark Warren.

Tickets are $140 per person or $1200 for a table of 10.

To book go to www.musicforlife.net.au For more information, please call Ann Willmington or Lucy Richards on 4731 1876.

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IT is with sadness that we report the passing of Roger Cowan OAM last week.

Panthers Chairman Dave O’Neill released the following statement following his passing.

“All of us at Panthers are deeply saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague Roger Cowan OAM,” he said.

“As CEO of Panthers from 1965 through to

2005, the longest leader in the club’s history, Roger was a dedicated and passionate trailblazer.

“His entrepreneurial spirit and vision grew Panthers into the business it is today.

“His leadership was energetic and handson, and he gave great importance to the club’s employees’ interests, wellbeing and goals.

“His emphatic belief that the growth and success of the club could only be attributed to his colleagues and members made him one of a kind.

“On behalf of our Board of Directors, management team, our employees and members, we extend our deepest sympathies to the Cowan family.”

Former Panthers Chairman Barry Walsh also spoke about the impact Mr Cowan had had in Penrith.

“Icon is an over-used word, but if ever there was an icon in the licensed club industry it is Roger Cowan. He is one of those people who put Penrith on the map,” Barry Walsh said.

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by Kerrie Davies IT is a yes from me. I have filled in my form and posted it off to be counted in the postal plebiscite.

I was happy to have my say in the debate on marriage equality, and I’ll be extremely happy if it eventually means some of my closest friends -who just happen to be gay - can marry their significant other just like anybody else.

But, while I’m proud to declare myself to be part of the Yes voter brigade, I have to admit that I have been far from comfortable with the “Yes Campaign” and its tactics.

Call me crazy, but when I have a view on something I don’t despise anyone who disagrees with it.

As a member of a democratic society I expect and embrace the fact that every time I voice my point of view, someone will be quick to voice their opposition to it.

Hell, I married opposition.

I have friends and family members who voted no. They aren’t weirdos, they aren’t devoid of feelings for others and they don’t get any stick over it from me. Because last time I checked, they were entitled to their point of view just as I am mine.

I don’t like the way many Yes voters have been hell-bent in their mission to discredit No voters. So far I think every person who has appeared in a No Campaign ad has been exposed for their “evil background” in some crazy attempt to extinguish their credibility and rob them their right to have a legitimate say.

That’s not the Australia I’m proud of, not in any way, shape or form.

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Celebrating Grandparents As part of NSW Grandparents Day celebrations, Penrith City Council will host a free family friendly event recognising the positive role grandparents and older people play in Penrith’s communities.

The celebration to be held at Jamison Park will include a variety of activities for all ages to enjoy such as; NSW Cricket’s backyard cricket games, damper tasting, kids crochet, jumping castle, veggie planting, Aboriginal craft, sack races and more!

Mayor of Penrith, Cr John Thain, said he is looking forward to this year’s celebration, in particular the return of last year’s inaugural billy cart race.

“Grandparents Day is a great day out for the whole family and a fantastic way for grandparents and older people to be recognised for their invaluable contributions to our families, volunteer organisations and the broader community,” Mayor Thain said “A personal highlight for me is the billy cart racing, where carts built by the Nepean Men’s Shed are raced by kids under the guidance of their older mentors. The race brings young and old together, which is in essence what the whole celebration is about.”

Grandparents Day is one of the ways in which Council is demonstrating its commitment to supporting inclusive communities that value and recognise people’s contributions.

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 Go Kart racing at Grandparents Day

“Events like Grandparents Day give us an opportunity to appreciate the people who make a difference in our lives. I’d encourage everyone to think about the older people making a difference in their lives and invite them along to Grandparents Day.” Grandparents Day celebrations will run from 10am-2pm on Sunday 15 October at Jamison Park and will include a free BBQ lunch with vegetarian options. Coffee will also be available for purchase.

If children would like to race on the day they will need to wear long pants and sleeves and bring a helmet, knee pads and elbow pads (there may be some spares on the day for those who don’t have their own).

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Successful trial for recycling old car seats

By Keegan Thomson

WE all start life riding in one but sooner or later they become obsolete: children’s car seats are one of the biggest polluters of our landfill but a special recycling trial in St Marys is trying to create a solution.

The Penrith Community Recycling Centre in St Marys is running a Child Car Safety Seat Product Stewardship trial that is helping recycle children’s used car seats.

Federal MP for Lindsay, Emma Husar, recently gave the program her tick of approval after she inspected the facility first hand.

“This is an opportunity to increase the recovery of materials used in expired child car safety seats and create value from their disposal,” Ms Husar said.

The current disposal rate of child car seats in Australia would equate to in excess of 900 tonnes of landfill waste, current industry analysts suggest.

One of the biggest issues with car safety seats is the lack of regulation and information around what people should do with their seats after they’ve been used. These days if the car seats are not sold on the second-hand market they are thrown into landfill, or worse, illegally dumped by the side of the road.

Ms Husar says this current arrangement isn’t helping anyone.

“The current system for the disposal of child safety seats is a cost to the government, the community and the environment,” Ms Husar said.

“The car seats thrown into landfill will be around for generations. For parents to have this disposal

option is an excellent initiative.”

Damien Wigley is the General Manager of Equilibrium, an environmental sustainability consultancy firm that is running the trial, says so far it has been a massive success.

“The trial has collected over 1,200 seats weighing close to 5.75 tonnes across NSW and Queensland,” Mr Wigley said.

“Of that we’ve collected nearly 100 car seats from the St Marys facility.”

All up around 90 percent of the car seats can be recycled, including the hard plastic casing and the metal framing. These parts are recycled back into park seats, Council bollards and other elements in

the construction industry.

“We’ve been very happy as to how this trial has gone. We would really like to make this a permanent fixture of all waste management sites,” Mr Wigley said.

Even though the trial ends on Friday, Mr Wigley gave some advice as to how you can recycle your car seats.

“Cut off the straps, pull out the foam and the fabric and then place the seat in the recycling bin,” He said.

“Sometimes the Councils will recycle it but each Council is different.”

You can find the recycling centre at Gate 3, 96 Dunheved Circuit, St Marys.

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Council catch up with Keegan Thomson COUNCILLOR Tricia Hitchen has dedicated her professional working life to making western Sydney a better place for all.

Cr Hitchen is the newly re-elected Deputy Mayor of Penrith, a job she holds with a lot of pride, but prior to that she was a police officer working in some of the busiest police stations in NSW. Having a background in police work has allowed Cr Hitchen to bring to her role of Councillor a unique understanding of how local government and law enforcement work together.

“There are a lot of things that happen that makes people ask, “why can’t Council do anything about it?” Having a policing background, I understand what can and can’t be done. Sometimes we can’t do anything because it is against the law,” Cr Hitchen said.

Between her roles on Council and her former positions within the police force, there are many overlaps with the work a Councillor does and the work of a police officer.

“Both jobs are very community focused,” Cr Hitchen said.

“In the police force a lot of what you do is community work, and dealing with people’s problems is what we do here on Council.

“Generally when people have a problem and they don’t know who to turn to, they will call either the cops or the Council,” she said.

Penrith Police Station is the main police station within the Penrith Council LGA. Cr Hitchen says the crew at the station works closely with the Council to provide a safer city for all through traffic management plans and crack-downs on speeding

 Cr Tricia Hitchen. Photo: facebook.

cars and public drinking.

Being an East Ward Councillor means Cr Hitchen represents one of the most developing areas of the city. One of the biggest developments of the past 10 years has been the redevelopment of town houses and apartments around Oxley Park and it is the cause of concern for Cr Hitchen.

“Currently there is no on-street parking in Oxley Park left,” Cr Hitchen said.

According to Cr Hitchen, a push from the state government to increase housing capacity has dramatically changed the amount of space for car parks in Oxley Park. She said developers were given the okay to build more apartments and villas without Council’s usual approval process.

“These approved developments never had enough space for multiple car parks for a single home. Once there were 100 houses, now we have 600 villas with approximately 1200 cars,” she said.

Something else Cr Hitchen would like to see is an improvement to the accessibility of the greater

Penrith area.

“Penrith is on the forefront of accessibility, we’re putting in ramps, public change rooms and fixing the way people get around our city, but unless you are out there pushing a wheelchair you have no idea what it is like,” said Cr Hitchen, whose son is in a wheelchair.

Last year during a concert in Penrith, Cr Hitchen was told she wouldn’t be allowed to sit with her wheelchair-bound son because he was in the wheelchair section and her ticket wasn’t. This upset her and caused her to write back to the venue.

“Every family deserves to sit together at a concert,” she said.

During the Ordinary Council Meeting for September, Cr Hitchen was re-elected back into the position of Deputy Mayor with a clear majority, including a vote from the current Mayor, Cr John Thain.

Reflecting on her time as Deputy, Cr Hitchen says the last 12 months have taught her more about her role than the previous years as a Councillor.

“I’ve learnt so much being Deputy Mayor,” Cr Hitchen said.

“I was on Council for four years and I’ve never learned as much as I have over the past 12 months.

“You’ve got more access to the staff, you attend more community events and you have a new level of responsibility in representing the local area. I look forward to learning more over the next 12 months,” the Deputy Mayor said.

Heat stroke in pets As the weather heats up, the risk of heat stroke in pets rises. Heat stroke is a syndrome that occurs when an animal’s body temperature exceeds 40 degrees – this can cause problems with blood clotting and organ function. Heat stroke can result in shock, internal bleeding, organ failure and eventual death.

Cats and dogs are very different to humans because they cannot sweat from their skin. In humans, air circulating past sweaty skin cools the blood internally, so a person can still function on a 45 degree day. Dogs and cats only sweat through their foot pads, and with their bodies covered in fur, they cannot easily cool down.

Animals will pant to try and cool their internal body temperature but this is not very effective in extreme weather conditions.

As with children, DO NOT leave pets in cars, even briefly, especially

in the summer months. The internal temperature of a car can rapidly reach extreme temperatures greater than 50 degrees. Exercise naturally heats a dog and they cannot cool well when

the ambient temperature is warm.

Never let a dog do strenuous exercise when the temperature is above 25 degrees. It is sensible to only exercise dogs early in the morning, or in the

cool of evening during summer months.

If extreme temperatures are predicted, then providing areas of shade or the cool of under the house will help. When temperatures greater than 40 degrees are predicted, leaving pets indoors with air conditioning is the best option. If this is not possible, then you can provide a child’s wading pool or plastic shell (left in a shady area) with only a few centimeters of water for dogs to lie in. Freezing water filled plastic bottles and placing them at the bottom of pet beds can also help cool down resting pets.

You can provide ice blocks to entertain and cool a pet in the summer months. A large ice block may last for some hours. This can be made by freezing a 4 liter ice-cream container and then placing the ice block outside in the dogs drinking bowl for them to lick as it melts. It is even more fun if some dried liver treats are frozen in the ice-block.

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Hoping to reign in racing’s richest stakes

By Keegan Thomson

A FORMER Penrith Councillor has stakes in a champion horse that is in the running to win a record amount of money in the prestigious Everest race at Royal Randwick on October 14.

Kaylene Allison, formerly a Penrith Councillor, is one of 20 owners and the only female to have a stake in the filly She Will Reign, who is competing for a share of a total prize pool of $12 million.

Mrs Allison said if She Will Reign won she’d be over the moon.

“It would be such a brilliant experience,” Mrs Allison said.

“So far with this horse it has been an amazing experience. We are just going along for the ride. In our eyes, this is the only horse that has done what has never been done before.”

Trained in Warwick Farm, She Will Reign started racing last year at the age of two. Her first race was on the lush fields of Kembla Grange in the Illawarra. Winning by a record eight lengths, She Will Reign took out first place in 56.04 seconds, nearly beating the 1000 metre course record.

“Looking at the photo from the finish

Kaylene Allison with her husband John and She Will Reign.

line you can’t see any other horses for miles back,” Mrs Allison said.

“This was our first real indication that she was something really special.”

Her next race was at Royal Randwick

in the Inglis Nursery two year old plate, where she again won convincingly, recording 58.57 for 1000 metres.

Earlier this year She Will Reign was given some time in the paddock to rest

up for the Autumn racing carnivals.

This proved to be a wise decision made by her trainer, Gary Portelli.

On March 18, 2017 She Will Reign won the Golden Slipper at Rosehill in one minute and 15 seconds. Mrs Allison said it was a coup to win such a prestigious gong.

“It was unbelievable. We had a group of 20 owners and all their partners and we all celebrated by jumping up and down and screaming out, we couldn’t believe it,” Mrs Allison said.

“The celebrations were amazing and frantic when she won.”

Australia’s richest race day, the Everest, surpasses Melbourne Cup for prize money and will be a true test of She Will Reign’s strength and drive. If she wins, She Will Reign will receive some $5 million in prize money out of a prize pool of more than $12 million.

The diamond encrusted trophy for winning the Everest is in itself valued at $300,000.

The $600,000 race day slot for She Will Reign has been paid for by Yu Long Racing, with Mrs Allison saying it would be an “incredible moment” if her horse can take out first place.

“We all believe in her. She is an incredible animal and she can without a doubt surprise us on Saturday,” Mrs Allison said.

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Local mum looks forward to talk about raising teens Local mum from Colyton, Rebecca Joy enjoys raising her three kids but at times can feel overwhelmed as the teen years bring challenges particularly in relationships and their online world.

Local youth and community organisation, Fusion Western Sydney is holding a special Talk for parents, grandparents, caregivers to provide local parents like Rebecca with some practical hands-on tools and tips to help. The Talk is called RAISING RESILIENT TEENS and will be held on Friday night, 27 October at Colyton High School.

The Talk is open to anyone in the community.

The Talk will be given by psychologist, teacher, lecturer and writer, Collett Smart. Collett has more than 20 years experience working with children and families around the world and appears regularly on national television and radio as an expert in family and teen issues. She

Bec Joy from Colyton

is a mum to three children aged 9, 14 and 16 so she knows the challenges of parents first hand.

‘My teenagers have been going to the Fusion programmes for two years,

learning new things, meeting new people and having fun. The youth workers really care and I know the kids are safe. I’m so excited that now there’s something for me. Times have

The G Spot I was impressed to find the other week that many people have advised me that they have grasped my G-spot very well, meaning I have avid fans and regular readers of my column. I am always very proud when people ask how my G-spot is going? in which I answer, “productively well and on track, thank you!” There will be a cult following and T-shirt very soon, I can see it now. (Can’t Wait).

Well today kids I am going to enlighten you with some helpful hints and insight about events. Yep, hold on to ya knickers this is going to be more exciting than being poked in the left eye with a blunt stick. I promise.

After working at many an event over my almost three decades in security, nothing excites me more than working amongst sweaty crowds, bumping into 50,000 people crammed in like sardines on a 40 degree day, screaming babies and that special person that just wants to be the serial bonehead all day, just to make the life of a security officer, just a little more memorable (Sigh).

The bag check bonehead - This is the person at an event who decides that they want to hold up everyone on the entire planet because they don’t

want to present their bag to security.

The queues build and then they proceed to argue, and wonder why they get refused entry and thrown out.

They go into the foetal position and cry like a baby on the way out.

The abusive bag check bonehead - This is the person that feels the need to abuse every security officer because they can’t read 75 signs on the way into the event that say BAG CHECK AREA - PRESENT BAGS and then asks, “So what’s this for?” They then flare up like a ruptured eagle on heat, and flap their arms whilst talking, it’s impressive …no seriously it is….I look forward to it every event..

NOT! The “I can get my alcohol through bag check” bonehead - Gotta love these. These are the wonderful people who think that sticking a slab (Carton of beer) under a new born baby is perfectly acceptable, and wonder why we call them unfit for parenting when we find it. I love the wine bladder down the pants trick, now that’s a good one, it’s a dead giveaway because I have never seen a normal bloke built like that in the front area.

Ahhhh yes and the camel pack full of grog, that’s a good one……sigh…

changed... it’s harder for parents than when we were kids… technology, social media…I’m flying blind! This is a chance for me to take time out, listen and soak it all up’.

Collett will cover a number of topics to help us raise resilient teens including; how to talk to our teens about being safe online, the importance of facing mistakes and how to help teens be less anxious.

For over 50 years, Fusion has been caring for individuals, families and communities with a deep and ongoing commitment to developing resilience through local initiatives.

You can book to hear Collett Smart on RAISING RESILIENT TEENS – Life, Relationships and their online world, on our website www.fusionwesternsydney.org.au/ events or buy a ticket from the Fusion Café, cnr Queen and Station Streets St Marys (open weekdays 7am – 3pm).

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next. Then it’s the confiscation stage of the found grog, OMG that’s like asking for an amputation of a limb.

They scream, cry, find God, throw themselves around, yep it all happens in the bag check area.

Lost children - It is amazing how many lost children there are at events, and then when you ask the parent “What were they wearing?” the answer is “Umm I dunno.” So let me get this straight, we have 20,000 people here, we dunno what ya kid looks like and we dunno what they are wearing ….fantastic!

So here’s my suggestion, take a photo of the child in the morning, grab a hospital type wrist band and write your phone number on the child’s band ….. Yay! You also have the “I want my children lost” type parent, yep you have that right, we look after the child that is “allegedly“ lost whilst they are drinking in the bar. You would be surprised how many parents do this. I suggest the uppercut with a Bruce Lee high kick.

Oh, it’s also a good idea to tell your child what your name actually is. “Mummy” does not help us much over the PA, we will have 50,000

women running towards the radio control area.

The losing power visit - These are (what I call) the people who almost sprinted into the event, however all of a sudden (allegedly) have lost all movement in both legs and arms at the end of the event when they see the security or first-aid golf carts zipping around and they have every (alleged) disability under the sun and no energy to walk back to their cars at the end of the day. However, yes and I say however, its like Jimmy Baker (the evangelist) has hit their foreheads in the car park and the breath of life has occurred once driven back in the security cart. (amazing).

So there you have it folks, no eagles were injured during the writing of this article (tick) Confiscation of alcohol does not mean that you get it back, no matter how hard you cry and suck your thumb in the foetal position (tick) If you are going to have a fake injury to get a lift back to the carpark ensure that you actually carry it through until you are in the car (tick) and remembering how many kids you have taken to the event is always a good look, getting home minus one is not pretty (tick).

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Roses blossoming in Spring Show

By Conner Lowe

The Nepean Blue Mountains Hawkesbury Regional Rose Spring Show is being held at Jamisontown Public School on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd October. The show will be officially opened by the Mayor of Penrith Councillor John Thain at 1pm on Sunday.

Beautiful roses are entered by rosarians from this region and over the state as well. A pink rose was bred for the celebration of 100 years of the Rose Society of NSW aptly named ‘100 Not out’. Many roses have been and continue to be, bred in honour of famous people and events, Mr Lincoln, Queen Elizabeth, Governor Macquarie, Gallipoli and Flemington Racecourse to name a few.

As recently as August 24th a rose bred by Richard and Ruth Walsh “The Governor’s Wife” was planted in the gardens of Government House and the rose Dame Marie Bashir is also nearby. The Governor’s Wife rose

will not be available for purchase however at the upcoming show.

It’s hard to visit and not leave with a bunch of beautiful home grown roses.

Jeff Regan a local avid rosarian, who lives at Mulgoa, tends over 185 roses, 70 of which are grown in pots. Jeff was responsible for the beautiful roses adorning the college gardens.

Meetings are held for the NSW Rose Society at Jamisontown School every first Saturday of each month at 10:00am. Members receive ongoing assistance with how to grow beautiful roses as well as all aspects of pruning, fertilising and treatment of possible pesky aphids and black spot and all round general care.

You may join the society at the show or contact the Secretary Glynis Hayne on 02 47351730 or 0427104944 and africanqueen1@optusnet.com. au.

So, if you love roses please get along to the show and you may even leave on the Sunday with an armful of beautiful roses for a small donation.

A hole in one for locals Residents are being offered the chance to see golf at its best and all for free when the 2017 NSW Golf Open Championship comes to Penrith next month.

Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club will host the four-day event from Thursday 16 - Sunday 19 November, residents who register online for tickets will secure a free four-day pass to the event.

This is a unique opportunity for golf lovers and sports enthusiasts to get up close and personal with their sporting heroes; with some of Australia’s best players set to play at the event.

Penrith Mayor John Thain said Council is proud to bring yet another major sporting event to Penrith for its residents to experience.

“As a sponsor of the 2017 NSW Open Championship, Council is delighted to have delivered another thrilling and unique sporting event for locals to enjoy,” Cr Thain said.

“Events like the NSW Open Championship give residents the opportunity to experience worldclass sporting events right here in Penrith.

“They also provide a welcome economic boost to local businesses, as we’ve seen with the economic

success and increased visitation from recent events such as the Matilda’s vs Brazil match, Defcon.1 and the Penrith Tennis International.”

“I encourage all sports fanatics, golf lovers and families looking for something new and fun to do, to take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity to see the pros of the PGA

tour of Australasia go head-to-head right here in Penrith.”

Register online at visitpenrith.com. au before 29 October to score your free four-day event pass.

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Forgotten memorial cleaned up

By Keegan Thomson

Vietnam Veterans from the St Marys RSL sub-branch are pleased that Council is investigating the “sorry state” of a local war memorial that has been left to wrack and ruin.

In a statement mailed to our news desk the team of veterans from St Marys also wanted to raise awareness of the fact that there is a fourth war memorial in St Marys despite the NSW government register of war memorials only stating there is three in the region.

Currently listed on the war memorials register are three memorials: one in Victoria Park, another near the train at the St Marys RSL club and the third in Kokoda Park near Charles Hackett Drive and Carinya Ave. According to the Vietnam Vets there is a fourth in Lang Park, St Marys that has been forgotten.

It is “small and unassuming” and only about 100 metres from Kokoda Park, in St Marys’ Lang Park, but it has been left off the NSW register according to the veterans.

In their statement, the veterans say this memorial in Lang Park was constructed to remember those who served on the home front to construct

 2017 Anzac dawn service at St Marys RSL memorial. Photo: Facebook.

munitions for those fighting in the Pacific and across Europe in the second world war.

“It’s a memorial to those munitions workers who filled the casings and shells at the St Marys Munitions Factory during and beyond World War 2, many of whom lived in some of the ‘Duration Cottages’ that were situated in that area,” the statement reads.

For support the veterans from the RSL sub-branch in St Marys reached out to the Penrith City Council (PCC) for help.

“In a recent meeting of the St Marys

RSL sub-Branch, members voted to approach PCC, requesting that the Memorial be restored as soon as possible and that it be re-registered as a War Memorial,” the veterans said.

Currently Councillor Greg Davies of East Ward is working with the Council staff to redevelop the memorial status and clean up the memorial after the Mayor, Cr John Thain, expressed his support to the RSL sub-branch.

In response to Council’s efforts to sort out the situation, St Marys RSL sub-Branch President Ron Blakely

said he was very thankful that Council has responded so enthusiastically.

“The memory of those women and men who undertook such dangerous work which enabled our troops on the front line to win the day when our country - our way of life - was under serious threat from Japan, must not go forgotten,” Mr Blakely said.

“Such memory must not be lost in the upheaval of the area simply in the name of progress,” he added.

You can read the full statement at our website and on our Facebook page.

“I could have died” - Erin’s stroke survival

WESTERN Sydney mother Erin Adams was just 31 when she suffered a terrifying stroke, losing all feeling in her right arm and face.

Westmead Hospital doctors discovered a clot in her brain, most likely the result of an undiagnosed hole in her heart.

Three years later, Erin has almost made a full recovery and now regularly shares her story, in the hope of educating people about the journey during – and after - a stroke.

Erin will be one of the speakers at a free community forum, held during Westmead Hospital’s Hospital Week, focusing on what to do when stroke strikes.

“I think there is still so much mystery around stroke; I had no idea I had a hole in my heart and no idea it had the potential to cause a stroke,” Erin said.

“Once you’ve had one stroke, the likelihood of it happening again increases so I still live with that level of uncertainty – it’s a difficult thing.”

Erin was watching TV in her bedroom on 22 June, 2014, when she started to struggle to pick up the remote control. She noticed her hands looked strange and then realised she couldn’t feel her face.

“In my head, I said to my husband: ‘there’s something wrong, call an ambulance’ but I couldn’t get the words out, my speech was completely slurred,” she said.

In minutes, the right side of her face had dropped and she had no feeling in her right arm or face.

Westmead Hospital doctors diagnosed a probable stroke, identifying a clot in her brain.

“It was absolutely terrifying – I was aware of

what people were saying around me but I couldn’t communicate with them; I thought to myself: ‘what if this is it?’’’ she said.

Erin, a qualified trainer, has since used her experience to develop the Moments of Truth training sessions, sharing her journey with healthcare providers, in the hope of creating better understanding about the patient experience.

“I realised I had a voice and an experience to share, in the hope of activating change,” she said.

“Talking about my stroke is still very raw but being able to share the story with people is amazing.”

Stroke is one of Australia’s biggest killers and a leading cause of disability. In 2017, there will be almost 56,000 new and recurrent strokes – that is one stroke every nine minutes.

Firefighters climb to help Motor Neurone Disease and intellect are not affected.

Jarrod McGrouther, a firefighter participating in the charity climb spoke about why he got involved for the MND charity and the challenge of the event.

“The climb is in its third year, so myself and two workmates decided to give it a go. We all went through the recruit course together so have kept in touch, and thought it would be a good way to raise money for MND,” he said.

“I guess when I found out that Motor Neurone Disease can strike anyone at any time and has no cure or effective treatment, it hit home.

“It’s a timed stair climb up Sydney tower. So, 1504 stairs in full firefighter gear, roughly 20kg worth, so it will be very challenging. I’ve never done something like this, but it has been a hugely enjoyable experience, so I’ll definitely be back,” he added.

Jarrod’s goal is to raise $1 for every step and so far, has raised over $600. If you want to help Jarrod on his Journey and raising money for a fantastic charity go to the link: https://firiesclimb.gofundraise.com. au/page/JarrodMcGrouther and donate. Every dollar raised will directly support vital MND research at the Macquarie University MND Research Centre.

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FIREFIGHTERS from across Sydney, including our own former journalist Jarrod McGrouther, will climb the Sydney Tower Eye in support of Motor Neurone Disease. The firefighters will climb the stairs as quickly as possible in full structural firefighting ensemble for the charity event.

Teams of firefighters will race to climb all 1504 stairs or 98 floors of the Sydney Tower Eye, each carrying an additional 20kg of gear so the event will be a gruelling challenge.

However, it is nothing in comparison to the challenge patients with MND face every day.

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By Keegan Thomson

ISABEL Donnollan was a woman who wasn’t born in the Nepean but she was a woman who impacted the lives of hundreds of children across western

Sydney.

As a maths teacher across numerous high schools in the region Isabel taught at Doonside, Colyton and

Nepean High from the mid 1960s until the late 1980s.

Growing up in Rockhampton, Isabel’s early life has recently been put into a book through the painstaking and committed work of her daughter, Elaine Crabtree, who grew up in St Marys but now lives in England.

The book entitled, When We Were Very Rich, is credited to Isabel Donnollan because it is made up of her diary entries from her life in Rockhampton during the Great Depression of the late 1920s.

I was lucky enough to meet up with Elaine Crabtree on her latest visit to Australia to chat about her mother’s life, in both Rockhampton and here in western Sydney.

Before she moved to western Sydney, Isabel broke the glass ceiling in Rockhampton after she was the first woman elected into the local Council.

“It was a hard time for women back then so it was such an amazing thing that my mother was able to fight for equality at such a local level,” Elaine said.

Despite becoming the first female Councillor on Rockhampton Council she struggled to find work in

Queensland, so the family moved to western Sydney where Isabel would have more luck at getting a full time teaching role.

“At the time she wasn’t allowed a full time teaching job in Queensland because of her family and marriage situation,” Elaine said.

“But once we moved to Sydney she was able to find a more permanent job as a teacher.”

Once she was able to set up her new home in western Sydney, Isabel became a staple of many community groups and teaching circles around the region.

“My mother was very involved in the community in St Marys,” Elaine said.

“She did things with the church, the Country Women’s Association, afternoon tea groups but she never got into politics in New South Wales.

“She did however become involved in Teacher’s Union Council in Sydney which saw her attending lots of meetings in Sydney.

“My mother was a strong fighter for the equality of women in teaching,” she said.

Flicking through When We Were Very Rich it’s clear the book is more of a family project than a simple collection of diary notes.

Elaine is the editor of her mother’s meticulous diary entries from the 1920s with Elaine’s sister, Felicity Parazak, illustrating the book with vibrant and beautiful watercolour paintings.

Felicity even does the front cover of the book, an image that depicts a traditional Australian house with corrugated iron roofing and a large mango tree out the front.

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Isabel Donnollan “Mum would be so thrilled,” Elaine says proudly.

Reflecting on her family’s life in western Sydney, Elaine said she thinks her mother loved her time here, particularly the warm and welcoming community.

“She had a wonderful life here, it was a place she could grow as a person in her own right and she could foster her family to grow as well,” Elaine said.

“My father used to work at a meat works in Blacktown when it was still a very new and developing suburb.

“Mum loved teaching in Nepean High, they were all such a fabulous bunch of people,” she said.

Even when she had a busy working life and a growing family to look after Isabel was a trailblazer, being one of the first full time women’s maths teachers in a facility dominated by male teachers.

“Out of a staff of some 14 teachers mum was the only lady at Nepean High at the time so she used to get some playful teasing,” Elaine said.

“Despite this, as a female staff member at the school, she was equal with the men.

“Women’s rights and the liberation movement came at a very good time for her because she was able to seize everything that was given to her,” she said.

Elaine said the book, which took her a long time to construct, is something of a love letter to her mother and she thinks her mother would be happy with the outcome.

“I’ve got family members who are reading my mother’s story and they are amazed at the stories and the history that is told in the book,” Elaine said.

“I’m so happy that it is done and now my mother’s

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 Elaine Crabtree. Photo: Supplied.  When We Were Very Rich

words are finally written down in print for all to read,” she said.

You can buy a copy of When We Were Very Rich at https://www.bookdepository.com/When-We-WereVery-Rich/9781786937292 .

Isabel Donnollan was nominated as a Legend of the Nepean by Kerrie Davies.

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Club Wallacia hold Cancer Council charity event

By Conner Lowe

Club Wallacia will be holding the inaugural Bruce Chamberlin Charity Bowls Day for the Cancer Council on October 20.

There will be breakfast, a gourmet lunch and two games of bowls throughout the day.

The event will be a great day for all involved and with some ex-panthers stars there in support, such as Mark Geyer, Craig Gower and Royce Simmons.

The Cancer Council are the leading independent funders of cancer research in Australia. The have directly funded millions of dollars over an extended period of time to help find treatments, research and prevention strategies for Australian citizens.

Club Wallacia amalgamated with St Johns Park Bowling Club late 2016. Since then Club Wallacia have hosted and supported multiple charity organisations and will continue to do so well into the future. With St Johns backing, financial and marketing assistance Club Wallacia will be conducting at least one charity event per year.

Larry Davies, a spokesperson for the event talked about the inclusion of

the ex-panthers stars at the event and the individuals behind the day.

“These events self-sell with the inclusion of Mark Geyer, Royce Simmons and Craig Gower, all are legends and happy to lend their support to community events,” he said.

“In a nutshell, the Board and CEO David Marsh of St Johns Park are responsible for the day and their input, assistance and willingness to ensure these charity days are a success to all involved.”

The Cancer Council charity event is now full with 14 teams entered

to participate in the game of bowls with an additional six teams to join them for lunch with the expanthers players. The event will be held on the 20th of October starting at 10am and will have presentation of prizes, auction and raffles will be included.

Peter Powers: The Naughty Naughty Hypno Show Peter Powers is the world’s funniest hypnotist and one of the most successful hypnotists in the world today and it is not too surprising. His live stage show draws crowds much larger than any other hypnotist in every one of the countries he performs, making him ‘the biggest box-office hypnotist’.

Peter featured in his own TV series on Channel 7 titled “Mesmerised” during 2015 that aired in prime time. Peter has been a regular and a favourite guest on the Channel 9 Footy show and will continue to make outrageous appearances on this program during this year. Such appearances will coincide with his live touring.

Referred to as “a comedy genius”, “a hypnotist without equal” and “the best in the business”, Peter delights in the antics of his hapless volunteers almost as much as his audiences.

Peter’s upcoming live shows will have lots of new fun and outrageous routines where the audience can expect the unexpected. In fits of hysterical laughter, Peter seems to lose himself in each performance, pushing the boundaries of standard hypnotic fair and raising the bar with unique and truly whacky routines. All of this is delivered with a somewhat wayward humour in his distinctive, mischievous and impish style.

Although the observer experiences a rollercoaster ride, on the very edge of what could be considered sane and proper, Peter manages to give us an ample glimpse of potential danger and mind-manipulation- gone-wrong whilst impossibly striking the balance of not taking hypnosis too far.

Beneath the well publicised image of ‘evil’ and ‘wicked’ he tries hard to portray, there is a warmth, playfulness and overwhelming sense of

trustworthiness that belies it. If you’re out to have a great time, you won’t leave a Peter Powers’ show disappointed! Whilst his volunteers live out their wildest fantasies or experience their worst fears, the audience is thoroughly entertained as they indulge themselves in this bittersweet adventure!

Peter says ‘Australia is my favourite place to perform, the people here are mad, outrageous and push themselves to the edge…thus providing great entertainment like nothing else!’

As well as displaying his skillful stagecraft in venues around the world, Peter Powers has starred in and presented 60 of his own television shows in five different countries. These have been broadcast in more than 30 countries worldwide. He writes and creates unique formats for broadcast and devotes much time to his pursuit of knowledge and practice in the field of hypnosis for self-improvement, behavioral modification, extraordinary perception, altered states of consciousness and the control of chronic pain.

For just a short while, Peter Powers invites the participants to escape the drudgery and woes of the world to be treated to a wonderful state of bliss, fantasy and ultimate relaxation of both the body and mind while the audience enjoys a night of hilarious entertainment with jaw-aching laughter.

Peter Powers – ‘a roller coast ride of an unforgettable journey of great fun and unbelievable adventure boarding on the ridiculous’…. catch Peter Powers as he converts even the most skeptic observer. Catch Peter Powers at St Marys Band Club on Saturday 28th of October.

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All Chrysler Day at the Museum of Fire

Another great event is scheduled for the Museum of Fire when the NSW All Chrysler Day will celebrate its 31st anniversary on Sunday 15th October 2017.

So if you like to see some of Australia’s motoring history from the early 1920’s Chrysler, Dodge, Desoto and Plymouth cars and the very well known Valiant and Charger models. The1970’s saw some of the best muscle cars ever built in Australia and everyone remembers the slogan “Hey Charger” so come out to the Museum of Fire for a great day out on Sunday 15th October 2017.

If you own a Chrysler vehicle get it out of

the garage and bring it to the show, this is a great opportunity to show it of and maybe win one of the many trophies that will be presented on the day.

The gates will open at 8:00am and everyone is welcome to come along and not only see some of the best Chrysler vehicles but also take a tour through the Museum of Fire for the low entry fee of $20 to put your car on display or just $5 per person as a spectator.

There will also be food vendors selling gourmet snacks, hot and cold drinks available all day.

The cars will be on display from 8:00am until after

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Cult classic movie nights

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Be entertained and indulge your love for the out of the ordinary this October with Sci-Fi LAB @ The Joan – compelling Friday nights of sci-fi cult classic film screenings followed by cutting edge research, guest talks and artistic performance or installations to keep the tradition of sci-fi alive.

Be part of the speculative fiction as you join our guest scientists and artists to explore the themes and “whatif” of sci-fi. Grasp the relevant futuristic, scientific or technological impacts as well as the societal, historic, economic implications for the human race as Sci-Fi LAB @ The Joan explores all the fears, dreams and anxiety that comes with sci-fi: the threat of invasion; extra-terrestrial intelligence in our universe, sci-fi meets reality; unraveling DNA, genetic engineering the fragility of the planet; Earth unravels hostility and control; engineering challenges in space Whether you are a hard core sci-fi geek, just beginning to explore the galaxy of wonder that is sci-fi or have no idea at all, come along with your family and friends on Friday 7- 9pm to Sci-Fi LAB @ The Joan and do as Dr Who said “hold tight and pretend it’s a plan!”

Come along before the show and enjoy a drink at the bar – doors open 6.30pm, finger food included!

The screenings and post-film events will be held in the Borland Foyer. Other food options available for purchase.

TICKETS: $15.

PROGRAM: 10:00AM 10:10AM 10:40AM 11:00AM 11:30AM 11:45AM 12:00PM 12:30PM 1:00PM 1:30PM 1:45PM 2:00PM

Official Opening All Star Dance Vivid Performing Arts Red Hot and Country M.C. Dance Company Shaolin Martial Arts Centres All Star Dance Julia Parashko Singers Fancy dress parade Julia Parashko Singers Joven Estigoy - Singer EVENT CLOSES

Program subject to change. True and correct at the time of printing.

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Raine & Horne Commercial Penrith celebrates 25 years in business Raine & Horne Commercial Penrith have been at the forefront of the commercial real estate industry for the past 25 years. With a staff of over 30, based across multiple locations in Penrith and in Queensland, Raine & Horne Commercial Penrith continue to go from strength to strength.

Celebrating his company’s silver anniversary in style at a gala dinner earlier this month, Managing Director Colin Henry was praised for his role in fostering the local economy and supporting the broader business community of Penrith. Penrith Mayor, Councillor John Thain, praised Colin for his professionalism and his contribution to the local economy and the creation of many local jobs.

Over 150 staff and clients gathered at the glittering event, held at Penrith Panthers, to celebrate the success of Colin and his team. Angus Raine, Executive Chairman and CEO of the Raine & Horne Property Group described Colin as a friend to many. He praised his many years of loyalty to the Raine & Horne brand.

“Colin was one of the first to establish the separate commercial brand and for the past 25 years, Raine & Horne Commercial Penrith has dominated the commercial market in Penrith.

Colin is the backbone of the organisation and is a wonderful coach and mentor”.

In 2014, Colin was awarded the prestigious Graeme Skarratt (GSK) Award. Mr Skarratt, who has an OAM, was employed by Raine & Horne for almost 50 years prior to his retirement in 2006. The GSK Award was presented to Colin in recognition of his service and loyalty to the Raine & Horne brand.

A very proud member of the local business community, Colin was also recently presented with an award from the Penrith Valley Chamber of Commerce acknowledging his 25 years of membership with the Chamber and an award from the National Australia Bank congratulating him on his success.

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The Reverend Richard Johnson 1756 - 1827

by Richard Nutt

T

he signing of the treaty of Paris on the 3rd of the September 1783 was to end the American Revolutionary War. It took place at the Hotel York between Great Britain, with representatives of King George lll, the United States of America and its main supporters France, Spain and the Dutch Republic.

It was particularly pleasing for King Louis XVl and the French as it was revenge for the Seven Years War which had seen tumultuous times and for now things seemed to be settling down. On the 19th of December 1783, Great Britain got a new Prime Minister, the 24 year old William Pitt, its youngest ever. He went by the title of younger as his farther had also been Prime Minister from the 30 July 1766 to 14 October 1768. Both served under King George lll, Great Britain’s third longest reigning monarch.

Under Pitt’s government a decision was made 1786 to establish a penal colony in New South Wales or New Zealand, maybe it was from James Cook’s journal or a glowing account by Sir Joseph Banks that the site of Botany Bay was finally chosen.

The reasoning behind such a venture was that the Americans would not take any more convicts and Britain’s prisons were full to overflowing.

Also, Britain needed a place for careening and repairing ships, resting crews, watering and to supply food. Britain also needed a place where flax for sail making and timber for ship’s masts could be had (Norfolk Island), and a base for whaling and sealing. In other words Britain looked to the sea as much as the land, and it was keen to deny old enemies and old rivals, particularly the French and Spanish.

This colony could serve a number of purposes and replace the one so recently lost, so now the stage was set for the establishment of a colony on the other side of the world.

Eleven ships were made to transport the people and equipment for this venture. There was the administration for the running of the operation with the Governor in the top position, the convicts to do most of the heavy work and the marines to guard the convicts and protect the colony. All seemed to be in place, but one

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detail had been totally overlooked: what about the souls of the most abandoned among us?

This had not been noticed until a chance meeting between William Pitt and his friend William Wilberforce, who asked who would be the chaplain in charge in New South Wales.

Obviously it had not been talked about so the decision was left up to a non-denominational Christian organisation known as the Eclectic Society to find somebody. Two of its most notable members were John Newton an exslave trader who wrote the hymn Amazing Grace, and William Wilberforce, who was to bring about the end of slavery in Britain and its Empire.

This Eclectic Society was an evangelical Christian society eager to spread God’s word and save souls. Its eventual choice for a chaplain was to be a Richard Johnson born in Welton, Yorkshire about 1756. First when asked would he be the cleric in charge in the new colony he was shocked and overawed by the proposal and his first reaction was to say no, but on refection his fears were to melt away and he was to take up the challenge. Some people, more by accident than design, are thrown onto the stage of world history. Their parts may seem small at the time but looking back are unique - such is the case of Richard Johnson, a man of God and a cleric of the Church of England and later to become the first man of the cloth to preach in Australia. ...Continued next issue

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How Can I Incorporate Fitness Into My Training Sessions?

Junior coaching programs should never include traditional fitness or conditioning drills. Fitness should never take precedence over the development of skill and the enjoyment of athletes at the junior level. Fitness can easily be implemented into your coaching sessions through adopting the ‘less talk more action’ approach from a coaching perspective, get the players moving as much as possible for as long as possible.

Within a one hour training session athletes should be moving for a minimum of 50 minutes. Fitness will be achieved during the drills and games which you have set up to be competitive, fun and challenging within each session.

The best part of having games and

drills achieve your fitness outcomes is that the athletes do not associate fitness with any specific aspect of your training sessions which maximises their enjoyment. It should also eliminate the ‘oh no, not this again’ comment which can become all too common from players!

Coaches who have players repetitively run laps or sprints to achieve fitness goals in my opinion are wasting and burning critical time which would be much better spent developing skills and teaching the fundamentals of their specific sport. Junior athletes sign up to learn, have fun and play! So create an environment which allows them to do so. For the coaches doubting this approach…

Firstly when do players ever run a

lap during a game? When do players ever run in a straight line for any more than 10-20 metres during a game? The answer is rarely if ever.

This type of fitness training does not directly relate or improve the skill of Rugby League, Netball, Soccer, Rugby or AFL players. No wonder the players are saying ‘oh no, not this again’! As a coach if a drill or game I am running does not directly flow into an improvement or development of a skill or tactic for my players when transferred onto the field on game day then I must ask myself: What is the benefit of me running this drill or playing that game within my training session? We must always be working on the process of building the skills of our players which will in turn over

time improve the performance of our teams.

The best type of fitness junior athletes can get is within live games. Encourage players to get to training early and allow them to create their own games and own rules. There will be plenty of time for your players to focus on fitness and conditioning once the game becomes serious as young adults. But as coaches if we are not providing a fun, engaging and challenging environment the players will not stay within the game long enough to even get that chance.

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Big Bash popularity is impacting women’s grade cricket competition: Hinkley

By Stewart Moses @TheRiffMarn

 A heavy schedule means Penrith could see less of Mikayla Hinkley and their other rep players this season.

Credit: Cricket NSW.

Kim Hinkley, the Penrith women’s first grade team manager and mother of up and coming NSW Breakers player Mikayla Hinkley says that the continued growth and popularity of women’s representative cricket especially with the Big Bash League is having an adverse effect on the women’s game at a Sydney grade cricket level.

Whilst women’s cricket is one of the fasting growing sports in the country, much of the participation growth is taking place at the junior level (10-15 years) and has yet to have an impact at a grade cricket level.

Hinkley believes the competition needs to be revamped as a result of the player drain to representative cricket, which has resulted in the club having to scrap their second grade side and focus purely on first grade and Brewer Shield sides heading into the 2017-18 season under respective coaches Steve Costello and David Williams.

“We will only have the two teams this year,” Hinkley confirmed to Nepean News.

“We have had three girls (in second grade) that have moved on to other clubs and the rest have decided to have a year off cricket.

“Our position is a reflection of the changing nature of the competition itself.

“It’s being impacted by the number of NSW girls that now play WNCL and the WBBL. “Our competition suffers for that and probably needs to have its’ format changed as a result.

“When the Big Bash starts from the beginning of December right through to the end of January, you virtually don’t have any of your representative players for the eight–nine weeks.

“That makes it difficult in terms of playing numbers and managing movement of players between first and second grade.

“Also a lot of NSW players are going out and playing with other states in the WCNL or play for interstate franchises in the WBBL, which also really impacts this competition through lack of access to players.

“There needs to be a competition that is not as impacted by representative cricket.”

Penrith have started the 2017-18 season minus Amy Edgar (Western Fury – WNCL) and Sydney Thunder recruit Hannah Darlington (Campbelltown-Camden), as Hinkley confirmed the club will rely on left over players from the second grade team, having only recruited Rebecca Cady from St George-Sutherland.

“There are not many new inclusions for the first grade side apart from batting wicket-keeper Rebecca Cady, who has moved across from St George-Sutherland,” Hinkley replied.

“She would be the only new addition to our first grade team.

“Otherwise we’ll rely on some of the girls coming up from within into our first squad given there is no second grade for us this season.”

Despite withdrawing from second grade this season, Hinkley believes this will be is a temporary situation as Penrith are well-positioned long-term to take advantage of the hard work put in at the junior level.

“The good thing we now have a lot of young girls coming into junior cricket association where Dave Williams (Brewer Shield coach) has spent the last two years constructing the Thunder Girls Cricket League which caters for under 10-15 year olds,” Hinkley declared.

“He’s looking at having nine-ten teams in that competition this season, which is up from six last season.

“What we are seeing more so in Penrith is a really big build from the junior end and hopefully we’ll start to see those juniors coming through into the senior ranks in the next couple of seasons.

“That would be really good for us in the long run even though we feel like that there is that hole in the middle grades at the moment.

“We just have to take the hit for a couple of seasons in the meantime.

“But it would be handy if the format of the grade cricket competition was changed in order to cater for the Big Bash.

“Once that gets sorted and the juniors start to find their way into grade cricket, women’s cricket will only go from strength to strength in the long run.”

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with Stew Moses @TheRiffMarn

Williams century sees Penrith escape Parra clash with a morale-boosting draw Penrith remain winless after two rounds.

But their ability to show resilience with the bat after a Round One capitulation to Manly and earn a draw in their two-day clash against Parramatta, might just provide the morale boost for this Saturday’s Round Three two-day clash against Bankstown at Howell Oval.

With Josh Lalor (injury) unavailable, Penrith’s bowling attack struggled to back stand-in skipper Mick Castle’s decision to bowl first at Old Kings Oval, as the home side scored an imposing 6/398 with Michael Collins (3), Luke Hodges (2) and Castle (1) the wicket-takers.

With John Di Bartolo (personal leave) also unavailable for the clash and despite starts from Ryan Hackney (48) and Castle (46), Penrith found themselves struggling at 5/145.

But a sixth-wicket partnership of 163 between Brent Williams (119) and Jake Wholohan (50) put Penrith within striking distance of an unlikely win.

A batting collapse almost saw Penrith lose before last wicket pair, Ryan Smith and Brenton Loudon did enough to ensure the Black Cats earned a point having reached 9/345 in response.

Castle, having captained Penrith for the first time, ironically against the club he once played for, says there were plenty of positives to take out of the draw, despite missing key players against a potential top four side.

“Obviously the batting was the big positive, with Brent getting his maiden first grade hundred plus young Hackney got 40-odd and Jake got a fifty too,” Castle said.

“Considering we didn’t play our best cricket I thought we put ourselves in a pretty good position to win the game.

“Week one especially we didn’t play well with the ball and in the field, which was well below par for our standards, giving them an extra 30-40 runs that made it a tougher target for

 Ryan Gibson,seen here in action for Penrith, scored his maiden one-day 50 for NSW last Sunday. Credit: Michael Gibson.

us to chase.

“But at one stage we were looking to win it particularly with Brent at the crease.

“When he got out we had a mini collapse and I was a bit nervous for a while there.

“But the 10 (Smith) and 11 (Loudon) hung on very well and we got the draw in the end.”

Brent Williams’ maiden first grade century might just be the breakthrough innings that the St Clair junior was looking for as he looks to cement a first grade spot at his second attempt, according to coach, Michael Wholohan.

“Brent played first grade some years ago before having a little bit of a hiatus from playing grade cricket for a few years,” Wholohan told Nepean News.

“But he has come back refreshed having returned last year where he played mainly second grade.

“We always knew he was a talented kid, having scored 75 against a strong RandwickPetersham side four years ago in a first grade game.

“(This season) we were looking for someone who could fill the role of a hard-hitting middle-order batsman, who you could also get a few overs out of with the ball as well.

“Admittedly he wasn’t an automatic selection (in first grade) at the start of the season.

“But after what we saw on Saturday Brent has proven to everyone, himself included what he is capable of. His hundred was simply magnificent.”

Stand-in skipper Michael Castle echoed his coach’s thoughts, stating that Williams looks to be a good fit for the side.

“He’s very talented, I’ve seen him bat in the nets a fair bit and strikes the ball cleanly,” Castle replied.

“Brent’s a pretty positive player which makes for a good fit batting at six and he bowls some handy offspin too.”

Having missed the Parramatta match with a side-strain injury incurred at training, Josh Lalor is no certainty to return for the Round Three clash with Bankstown, given the Penrith skipper won’t risk rushing back too early with an important Big Bash League season looming.

As was the case in round one, Penrith won three of four lower grades games, with wins in seconds, fourths and fifths.

Leading performers include Chris Withers with 8/56 in thirds while in fifth grade, Jordan Watson (103) and Lachlan Coad (121) led the way with the bat.

After two rounds, seconds and fifths remain undefeated while only first grade has yet to record a win.

It’s been a mixed start to Penrith’s Poidevin-Gray campaign with a win and a loss away to North Sydney last Sunday under new coach Michael Castle, who takes over the reins from Dale Turner and Kevin Geyer.

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The competition’s revised format which sees clubs play a mixture of T20 and one-day games, allowed first-grade opener Ryan Hackney to showcase his versatility at Bon Andrews Oval, producing rapid-fire innings of 47 and 107 respectively.

Congrats to Pat Cummins, who this week graduated from his university degree undertaken at UTS. After a slow start to his debut one-day season with the Cricket NSW Blues, Penrith’s Ryan Gibson returned to form with a bang against Cricket Australia XI, scoring his maiden fifty for the Blues (51 off 45 balls) at Hurstville Oval last Sunday.

Penrith’s female cricket team, still reeling from the surprise defection of all-rounder, Hannah Darlington to Campbelltown-Camden, have been dealt another blow with Amy Edgar leaving the club to take up a WNCL opportunity in WA with the Western Fury.

But despite the departures, coupled with the unavailability of Mikayla Hinkley, Naomi Stalenberg and Lisa Griffith to the NSW Breakers, Penrith were competitive under stand-in skipper Samantha Arnold in losing by 7 wickets to Sydney in their season opener at Howell Oval last Sunday.

Meanwhile the NSW Breakers have started their WNCL title defence in strong fashion with back-to-back wins at Blacktown ISP with Lady Cats Hinkley (1/6) and Stalenberg (41 not out) featuring for the Breakers.

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Satini finally gets his moment in the sun

By Stewart Moses @TheRiffMarn

In 2013, two Penrith teams featured on Grand Final day at ANZ Stadium Garth Brennan’s premiership-winning Holden Cup side and the Windsor Wolves, runnersup that day to Cronulla in the NSW Cup. Tony Satini having captained the Holden Cup side for a large portion the season before getting called up to the NSW Cup side, was the unlucky 18th man for both grand finals.

Fast forward four years.

Having packed his bags after the disappointment to spend the next three years with Manly only to have his career stall on the back of injuries that limited his NRL opportunities to just the one appearance back in 2014, Satini decided in the fourth year to make his way back home to Penrith.

However the homecoming didn’t exactly go to plan having been overlooked for a contract and soon found himself playing most of the season in the third tier Ron Massey Cup with St Marys.

But in all that time, Satini never gave up on his dream of donning the Panther jersey once more, even if it was in the Intrust Super Premiership and with just two rounds remaining before the finals, Brennan brought him back into the fold.

The rest is history as the one-time Tongan international scored nine tries in his next seven games including that first half four-try haul that delivered Penrith’s first NRL state championship in empathic style.

 Tony Satini remains unsigned for 2018 despite his four-try effort against PNG Hunters. Credit: NRL Photos

While Kaide Ellis was officially named man of the match, it would be hard to argue that there wasn’t a better player on the ground then Satini, who apart from his four tries, topped the running metres with 265 metres from 21 runs, made four line-breaks on the back of eight tackle busts.

His hat-trick took just under eight minutes to complete and his try right on the half-time siren gave him his fourth in just over thirty minutes.

But for Satini, he was just grateful to have his moment in the sun having been denied back in 2013, before revealing he couldn’t remember the last time he scored that many tries in a game.

“Things happen for a reason and I guess this year at the back-end just happened to be my time,” Satini

told Nepean News.

“Just to get this opportunity at the back-end of the season where it’s been one of my best patches as a footballer is just amazing.

“To make let alone win two grand finals you can’t beat it.

“Not many people get over the line in a grand final so to get four tries I feel privileged and grateful.’

“I’ve probably never scored that many in a game before so to score that many today is amazing.”

Coach Garth Brennan, who said it was the toughest decision of his career to omit Satini from his 2013 Holden Cup winning side, was especially pleased to have been able to finally give the Penrith junior his opportunity four years later.

“I had him in the NYC in 2013 and unfortunately I had to leave him out of my grand final side because I had a centre combination of James Roberts and Waqa Blake,” Brennan conceded.

“That was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do as a coach because he was in my side all year.

“I said to Tony two weeks ago, I couldn’t give you that grand final in 2013 but hopefully I can give you one this year.

“He hasn’t let me down since and to see him perform like that today I’m just so proud for him.”

Despite his four-try heroics, Satini who works as a courier when he isn’t tearing opposition defences to shreds, remains off-contract and admits he is unsure of what the future holds for him.

“Time will tell what will happen I guess,” Satini conceded.

“I just want to enjoy this moment but we’ll talk to the manager (Gavin Orr) later in the week.”

Campbell-Gillard takes out 2017 Merv Cartwright Medal

By Stewart Moses @TheRiffMarn

Panthers prop Reagan CampbellGillard has completed a remarkable recovery from a serious back injury from just over twelve months earlier to take out Penrith’s top prize, the Merv Cartwright Medal at the club’s end-of-season presentation night last Wednesday night.

The Windsor Wolves junior has had a fortnight to remember, firstly storming home over the closing rounds to take out the Dally M’s Interchange Player of the Year award and was also nominated as Dally M Prop of the Year, before being called up to the Australian Kangaroos squad for the upcoming World Cup just twelve hours after being awarded the club’s best and fairest player award.

The Panthers prop was one of just three Panthers to have played all 26 NRL games in season 2017, averaging over 130 running metres and making 27 tackles a game.

However despite his achievements in 2017, the 24 year-old was still shocked to have received the award, but added that after an injury-riddled 2016, he took it upon himself to lift his game and help the team more in 2017.

“I’m a bit speechless at the moment to receive this award to be honest. It’s very humbling,” Campbell-Gillard

told the packed crowd.

“We have a simple motto here.

When you carry the ball, you carry the team and I’ve really taken that on board to get the team rolling when the ball comes my way.

“The environment that we have here is very humbling and it is a family and it makes my job a lot easier to come to training and play football for this team.”

Campbell-Gillard paid tribute to coach Anthony Griffin, saying that his decision to move the starting prop back to the interchange (albeit for just six games) was the catalyst for being able to take his game to a new level and added that the best is yet to come for the Panthers.

“It was a different role when I played there (off the bench) at the end of the season as it kind of freshened myself up to try and better my football and I got to play a lot more minutes,” Campbell-Gillard said.

“Hook’s been massive for this club.

It was the change that we needed at this club and ever since he’s come here I’ve got all the respect that for Hook.

“Learning from him to better my football and being consistent this year was massive.

“Hopefully I can take this into 2018 as I believe we have got the best club here.

“It’s a young crew and we’re still learning but with the last couple of

 2017 Merv Cartwright Medal winner Reagan Campbell-Gillard in action against Manly. Credit 77 Media.

years that we’ve had, we’re getting closer and closer to our goal.

“It’s a bright future for us next year and hopefully we’ll go further.”

Apart from Campbell-Gillard claiming the top award, there were plenty of other winners on the night too with Isaah Yeo (John Farragher Award for Courage and Determination); Corey Harawira-Naera and Dylan Edwards (Ben Alexander Rookie of the Year); Nathan Cleary (Members Player of the Year); Trent Merrin (Club Person of the Year); Mitch Rein (ISP Player of the Year); Wayde Egan (NYC Player of the Year); Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (OAK Plus Try of the Year); Josh Mansour (Senior Education Award) and Mitch Kenny

(Junior Education Award) all award recipients.

The night also saw Panthers Executive General Manager, Phil Gould AM, confirm one of Penrith’s worst kept secrets in 2017 when he announced that Anthony Griffin’s contract had been extended to the end of 2020.

Gould also declared that the next two years would be Penrith’s window of opportunity to win a NRL premiership on the back of a top 30 squad that would not be topped up by any external recruitment unless someone left the club.

“This unprecedented run of success we’ve had in the development of players and building our club form the bottom up and building from within means that in 2018 our top 30 squad will have 24 players who have come through our program (as teenagers). We have “Panther-ised” the Panthers,” Gould declared.

“It’s a fact of life that the salary cap will erode into this and as I have said to all the players, as soon as one of you want a few more dollars, someone else has got to go.

“But our window of opportunity over the next two years where we don’t have to recruit a player from outside and we don’t have to lose a player, gives this team and this club the opportunity to do something really special and we have the right people here to make it happen.”

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Repeat Sets with Stew Moses

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Penrith hunt down PNG to claim that elusive title The Penrith Panthers have exorcised the demons of 2014 in emphatic fashion to claim their first NRL State Championship with a resounding 42-18 demolition of crowd favourites, the PNG Hunters at ANZ Stadium.

Having lost the inaugural NRL State Championship to Northern Pride 32-28 after leading 28-14 midway back in 2014, the Panthers didn’t waste their second opportunity to win the title and had the game all but wrapped up at half-time leading 38-2.

After a nervous start conceding possession in their opening two sets, Penrith’s forward pack monstered their PNG counterparts before the left edge attack, led by the four-try heroics of Tony Satini and more than ably supported  Penrith Panthers celebrate their 42-18 NRL State Championship both inside and out by Viliame Kikau and win over the PNG Hunters. Credit: NRL Photos.

Christian Crichton, had a field day at PNG’s trained really hard. expense, scoring six of Penrith’s eight tries.

“We spoke all week about how nobody would But to their credit, PNG played out the eighty minutes and on the back of Jarome Luai’s sin- want us to win here today apart from our binning late in the game, were rewarded for their families.

“The boys were up for up, I knew they would enterprising play with the last three tries of the game to add some respectability to the scoreline, as be. I’m so proud of them.

“Congratulations to PNG, they are a feel-good the Panthers were restricted to just the one secondstory and they’ve had a fantastic year and they half try to Maika Sivo.

Kaide Ellis, who has been one of Penrith’s best showed in the end they never give up.

“But we wanted to prove to everyone that the all-season, was officially named man of the match, but a case could have easily have been mounted for NSW competition is the best competition.”

While the win also strengthens Brennan’s either Tony Satini with his four-try haul in the first half or Viliame Kikau, who scored one himself and claims to be considered for the Titans NRL had a hand at least four other tries in an unstoppable coaching role, Brennan denied ongoing speculation that the Titans have held talks with 80-minute effort.

Penrith’s most successful lower grades coach For coach Garth Brennan it was the sweetest and instead reaffirmed his commitment to the of wins having experienced the disappointment Panthers in the meantime.

“Any profession you do you want to do at the of losing his one final from four back in the 2014 highest level. I want to challenge myself and decider.

“It is (mission accomplished). We set our goal wherever that takes me it takes me,’’ Brennan to get this after we won last week (v Wyong),” admitted.

“But I haven’t spoken to anyone at this point, Brennan told Nepean News.

“We made some sacrifices last week and we no.”

“It’d be nice. (But) I don’t focus on it, I don’t dwell on it, its’ something I can’t control.

“What I can control is preparing my teams the best way I can to get the results and if I do that and we have results then the rest looks after itself.”

“But at the moment I have a contract that rolls over each year with Gus (Gould).

“He tells my manager I’ve got job here as long as I want one, so I’ll hold him to that.’’

There are many success stories behind Penrith’s all-conquering ISP winning team of 2017. Two of them involve the wingers Christian Crichton and Maika Sivo.

While plenty has been made about Sivo’s amazing try scoring feats no matter what the grade, having scored close to 100 tries across various competitions since coming across to New South Wales from Fiji in 2015, less is known about Crichton’s exploits since playing in tandem with Sivo.

Prior to Round 17, Crichton had scored just two tries but from that round on, he and Sivo scored 25 tries between them in just twelve games.

Sivo finished with 14 tries from 13 games and Penrith never lost in a game he scored in, while Crichton scored 11 over the back end of the season to finish one behind on 13 tries, including a try in the State Championship decider.

Crichton, whose own game had clearly lifted on the back of Sivo’s inclusion in the side, paid tribute to the Fijian before admitting he has yet to re-sign with the Panthers in 2018.

“He’s a freak (Sivo), hopefully we can back it up and do it all again next year,” Crichton said.

“I’m currently not (re-signed) with the club as such.

“But hopefully we can get something done because this is a great bunch of boys to play with.”

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CAMPBELL-GILLARD, MANSOUR GET LAST MINUTE KANGAROO CALL-UPS Meanwhile Penrith Holden Cup Last Thursday morning coach David Tangata-Toa will saw Penrith’s Kangaroos leave the club to join the North representation go from zero to Queensland Cowboys in 2018 two in a matter of hours after where he will take up a full-time the withdrawals of Andrew Under 20s head coaching role Fifita (switch to Tonga) and with their feeder club, Townsville Darius Boyd (injury) enabled Blackhawks. the selection of Reagan The fact the role was full-time Campbell-Gillard and Josh was the clincher in the deal given Mansour for the upcoming the Tongan assistant coach has had World Cup. to juggle Holden Cup coaching Campbell-Gillard was duties at Penrith with the demands initially unlucky to be of a full time job as a warehouse overlooked by coach Mal supervisor, which was less than Meninga despite being named ideal for his young family. the game’s best interchange The role also ensures Tangataplayer at the Dally M awards Toa is working closely with Tongan before being awarded the Merv head coach Kristian Woolf given Cartwright Medal less than 24 he is also coach of the Townsville hours before his eventual callBlackhawks’ Intrust Super Cup up.  Josh Mansour completes an amazing return from injury with his Kangaroos selection. side.

Mansour’s late selection caps Credit: 77 Media. a remarkable comeback from Spotted: A Panthers official, who was left a serious ACL knee injury at last year’s Four available for a full pre-season with the NRL squad worse for wear at last week’s Mad Monday which commences on November 13.

Nations tournament.

In addition, NRL assistant coach Cameron celebrations at Wallacia Panthers, having come The Panthers winger, having forgone selection in last year’s Test v New Zealand in Perth Ciraldo will take the Italy coaching reins while off well and truly second best in attempting a due to his wedding, will once again put family Garth Brennan (New Zealand) and David Tangata- tackle on Jed Cartwright. first, declaring he is prepared to miss either of Toa (Tonga) will serve as assistant coaches.

Having missed out on Moylan (for now), Cronulla Equally there is local representation among the Australia’s games versus England (Oct 27) or France (Nov 3) should wife Daniella go into referring ranks with Penrith referee Grant Atkins have entered the race alongside St George-Illawarra to sign Penrith ISP halfback Darren Nicholls, with selected for his second World Cup. labour as expected on or before November 2. the Panthers, whilst keen to retain the premiershipAnd whilst on Penrith’s referees, winning skipper for 2018, still struggling to do so Penrith’s total player representation at the World Cup currently stands at eight with the following congratulations to recently retired NRL touch given salary cap restraints. players selected - Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Dean judge Russell Turner on a stellar career.

In further sad news for the club it was Turner, who joined the Penrith referring Whare (NZ); Sione Katoa (Tonga); Jarome Luai (Samoa); Viliame Kikau (Fiji) and Mason Cerruto ranks in 1988, made his NRL debut in 2001 and confirmed earlier this week that Geoffrey James, has officiated 429 NRL games, 3 grand finals who had served as a Director on the club’s (Italy).

However there are numerous Panthers unavailable (2007, 2012-3), 13 Origin games (2006-14), 7 board between 1985 and 2002, had also passed for World Cup selection including Kangaroos Trent Tests, 3 Internationals, 3 City v County Origins, away.

Geoff will be remembered by family and Merrin (knee) and Matt Moylan (personal leave / 1 World Club Challenge (2014) and 1 World Cup friends at a service this Friday at St Paul’s knee), Kiwi Corey Harawira-Naera (shoulder), (2008).

Presbyterian Church, 26 Short Street, Emu Fijian Waqa Blake (shoulder), Tongan Leilani Further on Leilani Latu, the Panthers prop is Plains from 1.30pm.

Latu (jaw), Samoan pair Tyrone May (ACL – Nepean News extends its sympathies to the knee) and Moses Leota (sinus operation), Scottish looking forward to getting his braces removed in families and friends of Geoffrey James as well international Peter Wallace (ribs / hand) and less than two weeks’ time.

While the Tongan international prop will be right as those of Roger Cowan (see page 3 for separate Welshman Daniel Brown (ACL – knee).

Another World Cup candidate Maika Sivo, to commence pre-season training on time, such was story). withdrew from possible Fijian selection with the seriousness of the injury, he won’t be allowed to #PantherPride suggestions Penrith wanted the winger to be resume contact training until post-Xmas.

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Buckle up, Tonga is now a real threat

 The Storm’s demolition of the Cowboys now a distant memory

 Tonga are now a REAL threat

It has been a couple of weeks since the Melbourne Storm juggernaut ploughed it’s way through a defiantly brave North Queensland Cowboys team in this year’s grand final decider, emphatically winning 34-6. The Rugby League world has since been awoken with the unprecedented move by 8 of the New Zealand and Australian Rugby League Test team members now pledging their collective allegiance to Rugby League minnows Tonga!

Tonga, ranked 11 in the world have seen their odds dramatically dip from $81 to take out this years Rugby League World Cup to an amazing $17!

Here’s why.

Jason Taumalolo, Andrew Fifita, Tui Lolohea, Solomone Kata, Konrad Hurrell, Manu Vatuvei, Sio Taukeiaho, Manu Ma’u, and David Fusitu’a have all joined the Tongan side in an ultimate act of solidarity.

Why did they do it? There’s two reasons floating around. One is that the NZ players are vacating their positions as a protest for the non selection of Jesse Bromwich and Kevin Proctor for mid-season disciplinary reasons.

The other is that a few of the ‘swingers’ don’t get along with current Kiwi coach David Kidwell.

Whichever might be true, one thing is for sure is that a pretty low-key World

Cup build up has sensationally exploded both with exposure and ticket sales now clamoring to see/know more about this Tongan team ranked 11 in the world.

As I sat down to put this column together just before I jet off to Hawaii with the Grill Team, my first inkling was to do a review of the grand final. But this story of player defection is a lot more intriguing than chatting about a grand final that quite frankly was over at half time.

Well done to the Storm. You are the best club team I have ever seen. Well done to the Cowboys, your resilience as a rugby league team has been second to none. And well done to players making a stance, for whatever reason, to represent your country of origin.

Sure makes for World Cup that is now unpredictable given Tonga’s strength.

Could the impossible even happen and maybe the Tongans cause an upset over competition heavyweight Australia?

What was thought a laughable joke a week ago now is not so funny.

See you at the game.

MG (random Westie) OAM

Leonay Youngsters Star at Junior Classic

By Noel Rowsell

Fifty-four highly-talented junior golfers from clubs throughout NSW and interstate teed off at the Stonecutters Ridge Golf Club on Friday 29th September, in the Jack Newton Foundation-sanctioned ‘Stonecutters Ridge Junior Classic’.

The Girl’s division attracted eight low-handicap players, ranging from Yeah-Jin Lee (Royal Perth GC) on 1.3, through to Shreeya Singh (Manly GC) on 17.2.

The Boy’s division attracted 46 players, with handicaps ranging from Joshuaa Robards (Newcastle GC) on 1.7, through to Jeremy Gormly (Cumberland CGC) on 26.5.

Leonay GC had four players in the Boy’s field, being Eric Summers, Coby Carruthers, Ben Crilley and Zachary Lange.

Fourteen-year old Eric Summers was the star player of the tournament, scorching around the demanding Quakers Hill layout with a stroke round of 77, just 5 shots over par.

Summers was simply unstoppable, despite hitting a road block late in his round with a triple bogey on the 16th hole.

He shook off the one-hole aberration, closing with back-toback pars for a nett score of 61 and a runaway 6-shot victory.

Carruthers finished in 21st position

with a score of 74, whilst Crilley finished in 27th position with 79.

Thirty-one players in the field were on single figure handicaps, underlining the enormous depth of junior talent coming up through the ranks of NSW Golf.

In other news....

Leonay GC’s Encourage Shield team has won their opening match of the season 4-2 against Wentworth Falls.

Coby Carruthers, Ben Crilley and Eric Summers all had wins, whilst Kyle Homan and Jed Drew (his first-ever Pennants game) both had halves.

Eric is in amazing form, also winning the Junior Monthly Medal on Saturday.

SENIORS: Leonay’s Gibson Shield Pennant team has won their semi-final

against Bexley 2-1 and will now play in the Grand Final at 10am on Sunday at Twin Creeks.

 Leonay GC junior member Ben Crilley competing at the SR Junior Classic.

Photo courtesy of Noel Rowsell (www.photoexcellence.com.au)

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