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ISSUE 167

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY

OUR SPECIAL DAY

Celebrate one of our proudest days on the calendar at the lakes with a huge line up of entertainment and fireworks

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Member for Londonderry

Ph: 9833 1122 12/82 Victoria St Werrington Mail: PO Box 4001 Werrington NSW 2747 londonderry@parliament.nsw.gov.au

VIC’S MAXI TRANSPORT COUNCIL would like to thank the Sydney International Regatta Centre for coming on board with our Australia Day event once again in 2016.

“Sydney International Regatta Centre has been a host and major sponsor of our Australia Day Celebrations at the Lakes for the last 18 years,” said Penrith Mayor Karen McKeown.

“Without the generous support of this local icon we couldn’t offer such a great free

celebration for our community each year,” she said.

“This is a major cultural event for the people of Western Sydney and a tradition for Penrith families. Sport and Recreation is very pleased to be working with Penrith City Council’s Events Team to stage this iconic event once again,” Venue Manager Kevin Flynn said.

For details of our 2016 Australia Day at the Lakes celebrations see Council’s website.

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We hope you have a great time celebrating our fabulous nation on January 26.

The Nepean News team is on holiday and will be back to put together our normal editions in February.

Next edition: February 11

Age no barrier for Peter PETER Genellos is living proof that you don’t need to be youthful to get in and have a go, you just need plenty of ticker.

The St Marys Rotary Club member will be competing in the Penrith Swimming Club “Bridge 2 Bridge” open water event on February 24 starting at 10am at Sydney International Regatta Centre (Penrith Lakes).

He may be on the other side of 70, but age certainly hasn’t slowed him up, he’s been entering the event for three decades!

This year all the donations received will be given to Little Wings. Little Wings provide a free ongoing flight service to children and their families living in regional New South Wales

for specialised treatment to and from the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Children’s Hospital at Randwick and John Hunter Children’s Hospital in Newcastle.

If any one wishes to donate and support Peter please call him on 0428 238 400 or visit the Website: www. rotarystmarys.org.au

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Women wanted PENRITH City Council will host an education and training program for women who are interested in being elected to local government, existing women councillors or those who are already working in the local government sector.

The program, “Empowering Women in Local Government”, is a unique learning opportunity developed by the Australian Local Government Women’s Association (ALGWA NSW) and the University of Technology Sydney, Centre for Local Government.

Penrith Mayor Karen McKeown said she was excited by the opportunity to give women a stronger voice in local government.

“There is a level of inequity with the amount of female representation in local government,” Cr McKeown said.

“Penrith Council has been at the forefront of gender equity for some time now and has been recognised for its programs to provide equity in its workforce.”

The education and training program being held later this month is aiming to educate and inspire more women to nominate and be elected as local government councillors.

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to gender equity was recognised in 2010 in receiving a bronze award in the 50:50 Vision – Councils for Gender Equity program which is a national accreditation program.

Council’s Gender Equity Steering Committee developed an Action Plan that outlined 16 actions under four themes – leadership; nomination and recruitment; remuneration, recognition and training and work and family balance. The Steering Committee is overseeing the actions and also working towards silver accreditation in the 50:50 Vision program.

Further course information can be found at algwa.org.au

Phone: 4722 8660 Email: penrith@parliament.nsw.gov.au Shop 23, Tattersalls Centre, 510-534 High Street, Penrith

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RECRUITMENT REVIEW

with Linda Kemp

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Reference Checking IF I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard a business owner or manager tell me about the fantastic person they hired, who seemed to have a complete personality change once they started work I’d be rich by now. We’ve all done it at some time in our careers; interviewed someone, hired them, only to have Dr Jekyll turn into Mr Hyde.

No matter how good a judge of character you are, Interviewing should be used as only one part of the recruitment process, there is so much more involved and the most important part of the entire hiring process is……yes…. you guessed it reference checking.

I think we would all agree that in any aspect of life…..previous performance or behaviour over an extended period of time is a good indicator of future performance, so why would we not check that with previous employers and/or clients.

Completing references at the end of the entire process can be a time waster.

You can spend hours if not days screening through 100’s of ad responses, interviewing, shortlisting and conducting skills assessments only to get to the point of reference checks and find that the person you interviewed is not who they seemed, and you have to start all over again.

Instead of it being the final step, in the hiring process it is much wiser to conduct checks earlier even before the interview. It can save time that might have been otherwise wasted on someone who was never going to fit the

bill. It’s important to ask permission of the candidate before checking the references.

Be objective and by asking objective open ended questions, it is possible to get accurate input which confirms the details of their employment, i.e. dates and duties, and gives feedback on: their performance of duties, interaction with other team members, time management, handling stressful situations, reliability, their strengths and weaknesses and most importantly, would ever be rehired…..and why/why not.

Improve the quality of your next recruitment experience by following these simple guidelines: • Don’t stop after one reference, get a balanced overview, complete at least 3 and if the prospective employee hasn’t stayed in one place for long, do enough references to cover a sizeable period of time over their working history • Don’t just speak to their previous boss, get a balanced view from their direct supervisor, colleagues, direct reports, and clients and/or customers • Collate all of the feedback from the completed references so it can be analysed, interpreted and validated • Keep in mind that some referees may have worked with the potential employee at more than one company, this is not uncommon and can add a different dimension in terms of performance results Good luck…..happy recruiting LK

Complete Recruitment Solu ons is different from most specialist recruitment consultancies…… you’ll see why from the moment you apply to us.

For both temporary and permanent roles, we source the most suitably skilled and experienced candidates for our clients’ needs. Our guarantee to our clients means that all candidates are required to complete our screening process.

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RETAIL MANAGER, RICHMOND $50,000 + SUPER Manage a small but dynamic team in this health-focused retail store. Must have retail leadership experience as well as experience selling vitamin, supplement or health-related products.

MAINTENANCE FITTER, WINDSOR $84,000 PACKAGE Work for a leading global manufacturer of a niche product. Must have stable work history, Fi er trade qualifica ons and plenty of experience with breakdowns. Rota ng shi roster including nights.

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Work throughout Sydney for fast-growing company, lots of incen ves and over me on offer.

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Lots of local casual ‘on call’ work for reliable industrial workers with own transport and references

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Fractured fairytales!

LAST chance this weekend to see this magnificent locally produced show for all the family, brought to you by Ruby Productions.

With more fractured fairy tales for all ages full of comical characters that include the Three little Pigs who turn into Elsa’s (from ‘Frozen’) backup singers, Superman and Wonder Woman working together to save the day while the bad guys Cruella Deville and The Joker do their best to steal a fortune!

The Madhatter along with Alice in Wonderland and their sidekicks Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb are the baddies trying to kidnap Elsa in order to keep the Red Queen of Hearts happy!

Meanwhile we have two Minions who set out to just have fun by dancing with our audience!

You can even meet these colorful characters after the show and have pictures taken!

Full of interaction with the audience this production is not to be missed!

Come dressed as your favorite character in the play.

Ticket price is $20 for adults and $15 concession. Family of 4 $50.

To book tickets go to www.trybooking. com/152351 To reserve show only phone (02) 47355422.

“More Aladdin’s Fractured Fairy Tales” will be performed at Emu Sports Club, 1 Leonay Parade, Leonay. www.rubyproductions.com.au

Don’t ditch it, re-gift it WERE you given a Christmas gift that isn’t quite you?

Maybe you struck it lucky with the perfect gift but have nowhere to put it, whatever the reason don’t ditch your unwanted clothes, accessories or home wares re-gift them to a Red Cross Shop.

“Australians spend millions of dollars each year on unwanted Christmas gifts” says Red Cross Community Engagement Manager, Kate Dear.

“January is the perfect month to clear out your cupboards so why not start the year afresh?”

When you shop or donate to a Red Cross shop you support the everyday work of Red Cross such as help for families struggling to rebuild their lives after a bushfire or flood, a phone call each day to check on the welfare of an elderly person living alone, or clean drinking water for a child in Myanmar or Timor-Leste.

“You get a good feeling when you donate to a Red Cross shop and you’re helping to cut landfill waste” says Kate.

“Reduce, reuse and recycle.”

Ask for a loyalty card when you donate across the counter and get a 25% discount after ten donations.

The nearest Red Cross shop is on the corner of Greenway Lane and Macquarie Road, Springwood. Phone 02 4751 2017 for more information or to find other stores visit redcross.org.au/dontditchit or call 1800 811 700, Red Cross shops cannot accept donations of electrical items, large furniture or mattresses.

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Chinese Medicine at WellPet

Nepean

Veterinary REPORT

with Dr Antony Karolis and the team at WellPet Vets phone 1300 WELLPET

Senior Veterinarian and CEO WellPets Vets Mountains, Nepean and St Clair

WellPet Vets not only offer the highest standards of modern veterinary medicine, but we can also offer alternatives such as Chinese Medicines.

So what is Chinese Medicine? In Chinese Medicine, the fundamental approach to a diagnosis of a condition lies within the pattern diagnosis which takes into consideration the pets temperament, age, sex, environment and signs of disease. Once a diagnosis has been made, treatment may involve many alternate approaches. One such form of approach may include Acupuncture for pets. This treatment is just one of the branches used in conjunction with traditional veterinary medicine.

There are 4 branches used in Chinese Medicine, these are Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Food therapy, Tui Na (Chinese massage therapy).

1) Acupuncture: Insertion of acupuncture needle into the body; these points lie along the Meridian Channel where the Qi (life force) flows. In Chinese Medicine the flow of Qi (life force) is important. When it’s stagnant or not in balance it could cause or lead to a disease process.

Acupuncture needles are very small and most patients enjoy their session in acupuncture. It is used in many cases e.g. arthritis, weakness, disc disease,

recovery after surgery and many more.

How often should we be doing it? It depends on the condition and response achieved. In most cases a 4 weekly session is recommended, followed by fortnightly, monthly and extended based on clinical response.

Type of acupuncture: Dry needling – placing acupuncture needles in acupuncture points and leaving it for 10- 15 minutes Electro acupuncture: As with traditional acupuncture, the needles are connected to a device that continuously generate electric pulses.

Aqua acupuncture: Acupuncture points are injected with saline, B12 injections Is it safe for animals: Yes, when its administered by a properly trained vet. In some cases, animals condition may seem to be worse, or lethargic for the first 24 hours. This is usually an indication that some physiological changes taking place and usually

followed by improvement.

2) Herbal Medicine: Combination of chinese herbs to treat a disease pattern. This herbal medicine can be administered orally (powder , pills or capsules) 3) Food therapy: The use of food to balance and treat imbalance within the body, utilizing energy of food energetic to tailor to the need of every individual.

4) Tui Na: Is a form of Chinese Medical Massage where different manipulation to the acupoints and meridians applied to promote the Qi flow and correct the imbalance in the body.

Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine could be viewed as a complementary medicine and its best to be used in conjunction with the Western Veterinary Medicine. Both Western and Chinese Medicine have their own weaknesses and strength. Traditional Veterinary Chinese Medicine is suited to assess the well being of the whole patient and treatments are generally non-invasive with few side effects.

We have two Chinese Medicine Veterinarians on our WellPet Team Dr Yui Tsustumi and Dr Sarav Baskaran. If you would like to find out more about alternative approaches to your pets condition please speak to our friendly team on 1300 WELLPET.

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Shooting at Nepean Hospital We here at Nepean Hospital would like to thank the community for its ongoing support. We have been overwhelmed with messages of compassion.

Our thoughts are with Nepean Hospital security guard Barry Jennings and Senior Constable Luke Warburton and their families.

Clearly this had a tremendous impact on everyone here at Nepean Hospital.

We have been in contact with all of our staff who were there at the time of the incident and have offered counselling. We’ve also made contact with the patients and visitors who were

there and offered them counselling as well.

I would like to acknowledge our courageous staff, patients and visitors who were in the Emergency Department and who showed great bravery assisting those who were injured.

I’d also like to thank NSW Police for their ongoing efforts.

I am proud of the professionalism of all our staff and how they have responded. They have helped Nepean Hospital to continue to deliver the care our community has come to expect.

Thank you.

Acting Nepean Hospital General Manager, Brett Williams

Message from the Jennings family We would like to thank the and colleagues. community and the Nepean Hospital He looks forward to coming home staff for their kind words, support soon and returning to work. and care over the last couple of days.

As you can imagine this has been Barry has undergone surgery and is a stressful time for our family and recovering well. He is in high spirits we ask you all to respect our privacy as he is surrounded by family, friends during Barry’s recovery.

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Wallace: Hungrier than ever to captain Penrith

By Stewart Moses @TheRiffMarn

THERE’S no doubt 2016 shapes up as a crucial season in the career of incumbent Panthers skipper, Peter Wallace.

Having twice suffered season-ending injuries to the same knee, Wallace has had to endure the speculation surrounding his playing future on many fronts, including talk of retirement, heading off to play in the English Super League and whether his relationship with new coach Anthony Griffin will influence whether he starts Round One as Penrith’s halfback let alone captain.

Wallace spoke exclusively to Nepean News to address those issues.

The Panthers skipper pushed aside talk of retirement, stating he can’t wait for Round One given the knee is better than what it was twelve months earlier despite having another season-ending operation at the back end of the 2015 season.

“The knee’s going good and it’s all on track to start Round One,” Wallace said.

“The whole (recovery) process has been a lot smoother.”

“Right from the get go with the last operation it just never felt right in the way it recovered and just could never get it right.”

“This time it’s been completely different as I’ve been able to straight back into my rehab pretty quickly which has helped and it’s definitely stronger than at any stage it was last year.”

Wallace admits he is disappointed by the talk of retirement but remains adamant that he is hungrier than ever to continue playing on for as long as possible.

“It is a bit (disappointing) but it comes with the territory,” Wallace explained.

“People are going to have their opinion but right

Fans are split as to whether Wallace should captain Penrith again in 2016.

from the time I did it (my knee) I was very positive and knew that I would come back from it and I’m very confident that I’ll get back if not better than where I was before I did it.”

“I’m still hungry, I still enjoy playing and I’ve definitely got a few more years left.”

“It certainly never crossed my mind to retire.”

Off contract at season’s end, Wallace was recently linked with an immediate move to the English Super League, which was quickly denied by Panthers General Manager, Phil Gould AM. But with that desire to continue playing on past 2016, Wallace admits his playing future at the Panthers remained clouded.

“I’m not sure where my future lies at this stage but I will be playing rugby league somewhere but just not sure where.” Wallace said.

His situation hasn’t been made any easier given that new Panthers coach Anthony Griffin has yet to publicly guarantee the current skipper a starting spot in the halves, prompting speculation that new signing

Stalenberg’s a Star!

That momentum has seen Stalenberg produce rapid-fire innings throughout the WBBL series, earning the Penrith cricketer two player of the match awards as well as having the second best strike rate in competition among those who have faced a minimum 100 balls and has the best conversion rate of hitting sixes, hitting one every 15 balls.

Stalenberg’s aggressive game and her form is timely given the table-topping Sydney Thunder are just games away from playing in the finals.

“I’ve always been able to score quickly and hit boundaries and I guess leading into T20 cricket that’s what really allowed me to excel and be successful,” Stalenberg said.

“Knowing that I can play that kind of game has

Te Maire Martin or even Matt Moylan could force Wallace out of the halves come Round One. But despite the rumours, Wallace says it’s a matter of focusing on getting himself right to play again first.

“I haven’t thought too much about it as I’ve been focusing on my rehab and training to do everything possible to get back on the field,” the skipper explained.

“Once that is sorted everything will take care of itself.”

“I just want to get back to playing footy wherever that is and go from there.”

Talk on his immediate playing future has in part been fuelled by the perception that he and Griffin don’t see eye to eye, given it was the former Broncos coach who moved Wallace on from Brisbane but the Panthers skipper is adamant there is no bad blood between the pair.

“There’s nothing left to resolve (what happened at Brisbane), that was dealt with at the time,” Wallace said.

“At times you get moved on and you’re not going to like everything that goes on in your career and that’s just one thing but I’ve moved on from that a long time ago.”

“It’s just part of the job.”

Wallace also confirmed he has a burning desire to retain the first grade captaincy and make amends for 2015 where he a felt he didn’t lead the team as well as he could have, but added he will support Griffin’s final decision, even if overlooked.

“I’d love to captain the club again in 2016,” Peter said.

“It’s been a huge honour to be captain for the past two years but with everything that went on last year I was probably didn’t lead as well as I should have due to everything that went on and I’d be really keen to make amends.”

“But that will be up to Hook to decide and I’ll support whatever decision he makes.”

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really helped build some confidence leading into the finals and hopefully with the Sydney Thunder we can get into the semis, win our semi and get into the final.”

Stalenberg credits former player and current Thunder assistant coach, Leah Poulton for her current success in the WBBL and her selection in the Southern Stars T20 squad.

“I’ve learnt a lot from the past two seasons being able to chat to Leah both as a team mate and now as our assistant coach at the Sydney Thunder,” Stalenberg explained.

“Having her around in the environment has been really good and I’ve been able to learn a lot from her and it’s really helped me be successful myself.”

Stalenberg’s selection caps an exciting period

for her blossoming career, given the growth in the sport especially on the back of the exposure gained by the WBBL on free-to-air TV as well as games played at the bigger venues including the SCG. “Growing up, going to the SCG always felt prestigious and every game I get to play there its special as we like to think of it as the home of cricket in Sydney,” Stalenberg said.

“A televised game is continuing the momentum of women’s cricket and it’s really positive for it to be on Channel Ten as it gives a lot more people the chance to support our game.”

The upcoming T20 series versus India will also be televised live on Channel 9 giving cricket fans the opportunity to see why Naomi Stalenberg is Penrith’s latest international sporting star.

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Black Cats on the Prowl

Hockey girls shine

By Stewart Moses

@TheRiffMarn

PENRITH Cricket Club has stormed its way into the top three of both the 1st grade ladder and the overall club championship after a series of strong results throughout the grades in recent weeks, culminating with first grade’s qualification for the semi-finals of the one-day competition.

First grade have won four games in a row including consecutive one day wins at home over Randwick-Petersham and Western Suburbs, before achieving a courageous quarter-final win over neighbours, Blacktown.

All three one-day wins certainly didn’t come without a fight for the Black Cats.

In their game versus RandwickPetersham, Penrith batting first, slumped to 9/169 before an unbeaten 10th wicket of stand of 58 between Tim Cummins (93*) and Max McNamara (17*) saw the Black Cats post 9/227.

Penrith had the visitors in trouble at 6-144 before Randwick-Petersham recovered to have victory within their sights when they reached 7-215.

But Penrith skipper Matt Halse (with a career best 6/24) and Chris Withers, had the final say taking the remaining wickets between them to secure a dramatic two

THE Australian Womens Indoor Hockey Tournament commenced on January 4 at the Illawara Stadium Wollongong.

Nepean Hockey had three girls representing: Vanessa Kristaly (Ness) Jemma Laverty and Erin and Caitlin Burns.

The girls lost only two close games the round games: After defeating WA in the semi, the team went on to meet the strong QLD girls again in the gold medal match.

A disappointing 1- 5 loss saw the girls bring home sliver.

Coach Karen Seaman was pleased with all of our girls effort and the rest of her team.

An Australian Squad is to be named from the Open and Under 21 Tournaments. (fingers crossed for our girls).

run win for Penrith, highlighted by a miracle direct hit runout from the boundary by Chris Withers in the final over of the match.

Resuming after the Christmas – New Year break, again the Black Cats didn’t have it their own way when they took on last placed Western Suburbs.

After Penrith scrambled a less than impressive 9/211, Western Suburbs looked set to cause one of the upsets of the season to date when they reached 2/137, but collapsed to be all out for 174 with Halse again prominent, taking 3/30.

Both wins allowed Penrith to qualify in 6th place in the concurrent one-day competition, taking on Blacktown away last Sunday for a place in the semi-finals.

Batting first, Blacktown got off to a flyer putting on 129 for the opening wicket but some strong bowling from Josh Lalor (3/44) and Tom KohlerCadmore (2/32) had Blacktown struggling at 6/164 before recovering in the closing overs to set Penrith 275 to win.

The Black Cats got off to shaky start being 3/83 before a 116 run partnership between Man of the Match, Jonathon Sammut (104*) and Tim Cummins (60) set Penrith up for a thrilling three wicket win with two balls to spare.

Penrith now sits in equal second position on the first grade ladder (third on quotient) and coupled with wins in 7 of 8 lower grade games over the same period, the Black Cats have moved to second position in the prestigious club championship, trailing leaders, St George by just 14 points.

Penrith’s Lady Cats have had mixed results over the Christmas – New Year Period with first grade struggling in 7th overall after winning one of three T20 games but second grade have moved to 5th overall including 3rd position in the T20 competition after recording two wins, having also had a bye over this period.

Penrith’s Under 21 team has also qualified for the quarter finals of the Poidevin Gray competition in 6th place after overcoming a nervous run chase to chase down Eastern Suburbs’ total of just 117 with three wickets to spare and now take on FairfieldLiverpool in the quarter-finals this Sunday at Rosedale Oval.

Finally Penrith’s AW Green Shield under 16’s side, despite easily defeating Sydney University in the final round and having won 3, lost 2 and drawn 2 overall, have narrowly missed out on a spot in the quarter finals having finished in 9th position.

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THE SMART LINE with Steve Roddick

Using the summer heat to boost your property value HOT days, balmy nights, swimming in the water and barbecues with friends; summer has a lot going for it. But those gorgeous bright days can also bring stifling heat, extra costs for air conditioning and plenty of insects.

The hot months can be horrible and lovely all at the same time, but many people forget that a few simple improvements can ease off the summer difficulties as well as help boost the value of your home.

Whether you’re on your first home loan or you’re moving somewhere new, boosting your property value is always a no-brainer.

For whatever reason you want to cool off, here are just a few select ways to improve your summer as well as your market value!

Insulate or evacuate When you think of insulation, you may automatically think of keeping snug in winter, but it also helps you keep comfortable in summer.

Environment Victoria describes how ceiling insulation in particular can help cut your energy use by up to 45 per cent. Keep your cool, pay fewer

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Praise the sun 85 per cent of Australians believe that solar panels add to the value of a home.

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Why buy in Penrith?

THIS is a very open ended question – which I like because I can interpret it as I want! On a personal level, I love Penrith because I feel like people give each other a fair go. I like being surrounded by other local businesses and working with people who have lived here for many years. But I also like how many changes I’ve seen recently – and how many more there are to come.

From an investor’s point of view, Penrith has become a hotspot because it is still more affordable than inner suburbs – but it’s going to remain popular because there’s so much growth

coming to the area. Penrith is right in the heart of some huge projects that are going to bring new jobs and new people; Sydney Science Park, the Hospital and Education precinct (that’s the corridor between Nepean Hospital and UWS), the new airport nearby, the station upgrade, a new motorway… it’s quite a list.

If you’re reading this column the chances are you already know Penrith – the good, the bad and the ugly (it’s not perfect!). Our position between an easily accessible capital and the beauty of the Blue Mountains had long been something

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PENRITH Cricket Club’s Naomi Stalenberg has been rewarded for her strong Women’s Big Bash League performances with selection in the Southern Stars T20 squad for the upcoming series against India.

Stalenberg, 21, has impressed all with her aggressive middle-order batting, scoring 160 runs at 150.94 heading into the final round of matches.

But despite her strong showing in the WBBL to date, Stalenberg says her selection is a complete shock, given she felt her dream of playing for Australia would never happen at all, let alone so soon.

“It’s always been a dream but I never thought it would happen in general but if it was to happen I didn’t think it would happen this soon,” Naomi explained.

“I thought Cricket Australia was calling for the Shooting Stars (the Australia A team) but they told me I’m in the big time.”

Stalenberg is immensely proud of

Penrith’s first female international cricketer, Naomi Stalenberg, with fellow Thunder team mate Mikayla Hinkley.

the fact her selection means she the first ever female international cricketer to come out of Penrith Cricket Club.

“It’s pretty amazing to come from a club that’s built their way up from the bottom and I think it’s really nice to be able to represent a club like that because they have worked so hard to get themselves to where they are,” Stalenberg said.

Naomi’s goals for 2015-16 were simply to nail down a permanent position with the strong NSW Breakers and Sydney Thunder squads.

“For the last three seasons I’ve just filled in the gaps,” Stalenberg said.

“This season I’ve been able to have a proper role within the squad especially with the Sydney Thunder being able to bat up in the 4 and 5 (position) so it’s been really enjoyable.”

For a large portion of the WNCL season, Stalenberg struggled for time out in the middle given the batting strength of the NSW Breakers side.

But an unexpected collapse in the WNCL final versus SA finally gave Stalenberg the opportunity to shine, scoring 58 from just 38 balls, and acknowledges that innings has been the catalyst for her success in the WBBL. “I guess it had to be a day where the things didn’t go right for the key players in our team but I had to take the opportunity (that situation presented),” Stalenberg explained.

“That was a disappointing performance team-wise but it was good for me to take that momentum (from my innings) and bring it into the WBBL.” ....Continued on p11

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