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MAYHEM ON WHEELS Mayhem on wheels comes to town this Sunday when a round of the NSW Wheelchair Rugby League competition is played at Penrith Sports Stadium. Pictured is Penrith Mayor, Ross Fowler, being presented with a Panthers jersey

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PENRITH Council’s 2013 National Water Week Environmental Photo Competition encouraged people to explore our river and creeks and the life they support.

More than 100 entries were received in three categories with Bobins Johny from Penrith as this year’s winner of the Open Category for his photo titled ‘Walking Bird’.

There were three categories in 2013 and multiple winners in each. The following is a complete list of all the winners in their respective categories.

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Snapping nature Open Category: • Winner – Bobins Johny • Second Place – Amelia Scotney • Third Place – Shohan Misso Youth Category: • Winner – Madeline Slevin • Second Place – Kathleen Cairney • Third Place – Cassandra Swat Kids Category: • Winner – Natasha Webb • Second Place – Tyler Jones • Third Place – Shahni Edwards The competition is part of Council’s Stormwater Improvement Program, which supports projects that improve and maintain the quality of our waterways and that raise community awareness about water management and water use.

Youth Category winning photo by Madeline Slevin entitled “Creek”

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by Kerrie Martin WE all have things that grate on our nerves that we tend to obsess about; some are common and some border on bizarre.

There are the common things like not being able to bear the sound of fingernails down a blackboard, constantly washing clean hands or checking, double-checking and triple-checking that the car has been locked.

Then there are the not so common, like the things that I obsess about that my family call my crazy OCDs. Eggs on plate and wool on teeth are two things I absolutely can’t stand.

My egg must go on my toast because if it is served up straight on a plate, the sight of the wobble of the egg on the plate will not only turn me off eating it, it will ruin my entire day because I won’t be able to get the vision of it out of my mind.

Wool on teeth refers to seeing people pull the sleeve of their woollen jumper down with their teeth – just writing about it sends a shiver down my spine!

Another affliction that is a source of amusement to my family is my Obsessive Compulsive Grammar Correcting Disorder.

Recently Greg and I went to Bali for a week and stayed in a beautiful place on a gorgeous tropical island named Bay Shore Huts. There was a huge sign in the restaurant: Bay Shore Hut’s. It nearly sent me over the edge – in fact I had to manoeuvre my chair so that I was no longer looking at the offending sign; hence the desire to jump up and scratch the inappropriate apostrophe off the sign should eclipse me.

But for many people Obsessive Compulsive Disorders are no laughing matter. Some cases are so severe that they control the person’s life.

One sufferer told me of how she was obsessed with arranging everything in alphabetical and numerical order. She had passed it off to herself as being somewhat anal about filing - until she found herself in JB Hi Fi one day reorganising all their CDs and trying to pretend that she was just browsing and looking at the titles.

The Department of Psychiatry at Nepean Hospital is hosting a bi-monthly group for sufferers of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

The meetings will be held at the Auditorium, Level 3, West Block, Nepean Hospital. For information on dates and to confirm your attendance, please contact Mani Viswasam on 4734 2581.

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A wheely great night at the footy THE Panthers will take on the Newcastle Knights in a game of Wheelchair Rugby League at Penrith Sports Stadium on Sunday, 24 November with the match starting at 4pm.

The game is part of a much bigger event which will also feature three other matches starting at 3pm and finishing at 7pm.

“It’s great to see Penrith host a full round of NSW Wheelchair Rugby League,” Penrith Mayor Ross Fowler OAM said. “It’s a tough sport played by tough men and I’m looking forward to attending the game and watching a Panthers victory.”

Captain of the Penrith Panthers Wheelchair team, Nathan Pentecost said he was grateful for all the support Panthers provided the sport and honoured to captain the Penrith side.

“I love wheelchair rugby league because it’s the closest thing that I can play to the running game,” he said. “I always dreamed about playing first grade for the Panthers so when this opportunity came along I took it “I love the physical aspect of the game. To quote former legendary American football coach Vince Lombardi “Football is not a contact sport its a collision sport, dancing is a contact sport!”.

“I also love the fact that wheelchair rugby league is an inclusive sport for both able bodied people and disabled people to play along side each other.”

Nathan said spectators should come along and support the sport because they would enjoy the tough physical nature of the game.

“It’s a very hard physical game that’s great to

watch,” he said. “Playing the Knights will be a challenge because we have lot of new players in our team and we’re going through a bit of a rebuilding process but hopefully we will make the semi finals this year.”

Affiliated with the National Rugby League, the disability version of the sport enjoys the support of all NRL clubs.

FIXTURES: 3pm Parramatta Eels v Canberra Raiders 4pm Penrith Panthers v Newcastle Knights 5pm Canterbury Bulldogs v St George Illawarra Dragons 6pm Sydney Roosters v Cronulla Sharks For more info call the NSW Wheelchair Rugby League on 9740 9798.

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Jennifer’s fabulous achievement MEMBER for Penrith Stuart Ayres MP and Minister for Citizenship and Communities, Victor Dominello MP, are proud to announce the local winner of the NSW Volunteer of the Year Award.

“Volunteering is the cornerstone of our civic life, with millions of volunteers across NSW underpinning our society through their work, from patrolling our beaches to regenerating bushland.

“It is important to acknowledge those who sacrifice their time for the benefit of the broader community,” Mr Ayres said.

Mr Ayres has congratulated Jennifer Thomas on being named the Sydney Outer West/Blue Mountains Volunteer of the Year.

Jennifer has been volunteering with Bears of Hope Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Inc. for nearly three years.

“I am delighted that Jennifer has been recognised for her extraordinary contribution to our community,” said Mr Ayres.

“As the local Volunteer of the Year, Jennifer is now on the shortlist for the state award which will be announced in December.

“These awards are an excellent way to recognise the unsung heroes in Penrith – our volunteers,” said Mr Ayres.

Minister Dominello said that volunteers are estimated to be worth more than $2 billion to the NSW economy annually.

“That is along with the more than 240 million hours donated every year, by about two million individual volunteers across the state,” Dominello said.

State MP Stuart Ayres with winner Jennifer Thomas and Paula Duncan, Ambassador

The NSW Volunteer of the Year Award is an annual awards program run by The Centre for Volunteering.

The awards acknowledge the outstanding efforts of volunteers in NSW and promote the importance of volunteering.

Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello said the NSW Government supports the NSW Volunteer of the Year Award as

part of its commitment to celebrate volunteering.

“The NSW Volunteer of the Year Award honours their efforts and I congratulate everyone who was nominated, as well as the all the very worthy winners.”

For more information on the awards, please visit the website at www.nswvolunteerawards.com. The state winners will be announced on 5 December 2013.

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WHO AM I?

Fiona Scott delivers

By Kerrie Martin

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I originally hail from Nelson Bay but I’m in Penrith to stay Every Friday I knock off work dreaming of my Weekend At Bernie’s I’ve never been much of a seamstress but I do know how to spin a good yarn

If you like footy and you like socialising then I think you and I should talk Result on page 36

DURING the first sitting week of the 44th Parliament, our newly-elected Liberal MP, Fiona Scott gave an impassioned maiden speech.

Giving particular acknowledgement to Senator Marise Payne, Penrith Mayor Ross Fowler, State MPs Stuart Ayres, Bart Bassett and Tanya Davies, Ms Scott also thanked the PM Tony Abbott and the three generations of his family, her campaign team and the Liberal flying squad and the voters of Lindsay for her success.

The speech, which drew on her attachment to the Penrith and St Marys area gave the listener a detailed account of Ms Scott’s background.

“My family history can be traced back to Hannah Stanley,” Ms Scott said. “Born in 1788, Hannah, a mere servant, came to Australia a convict at only 22. Her crime was to steal a goose feather bed, sheets, blankets, seven pairs of cotton stockings, a couple of dresses, four petticoats and six handkerchiefs.

“Fortunately for me, her death sentence was commuted and in 1810 she arrived in Botany Bay—the very

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same year Lachlan Macquarie was appointed Governor of New South Wales.

“I say ‘fortunately’ as Hannah and her husband, Daniel Clarke, were granted 30 acres of land on the western bank of South Creek, a place we now know as Llandilo and that is for me, proudly, within the Lindsay

electorate.

“Hannah and Daniel were like so many other farmers of that time. They grew the crops that fed and ultimately saved the early settlement. This resourceful, courageous and resilient spirit I identify in my early ancestors continues to be the beating heart of the people of Lindsay to this day.”

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Fiona Scott MP with students from St Mary MacKillop Primary School

Ms Scott was emotional when stating her support for constitutional change in recognising Aboriginal people, relaying a story about a time when Aboriginal people came to the

aid of her grieving family.

“In 1959, my mum’s baby brother John was tragically killed on an Army base in Darwin. Being so far from home the young family were

supported by the local Aboriginal people, who led them through the mourning process.

“The tribesmen embraced my grandfather, Les, holding a corroboree

to release little John’s spirit. I am told my pop was the first whitefella this clan had ever included in such a symbolic way.”

In closing, Ms Scott made a pledge to the voters of Lindsay: “To the people of Lindsay, my pledge to you is that I will represent you to the best of my ability.

“I will be a strong voice on issues that affect our lives, our families, our region and, most importantly, our future.

My door is always open to you.

“Together we will work through our challenges and opportunities. I will endeavour to reignite your belief and confidence in our parliamentary system and your representatives.

“We in this place should always remember that this is the people’s parliament. We do not sit on top of the hill but within it. We must all remember that we stand here, in this place, as common people—common ourselves - holding our nation’s common hopes, our common future and our common struggles, commissioned to build a commonwealth for all Australians.

“In the immortal words of Sir Henry Parkes of Werrington we are ‘one people, one destiny.”

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Suicide: a leading cause of death

By Kerrie Martin

BY the time you tuck yourself in to bed tonight, 1014 Australians will have thought about committing suicide.

Almost 250 people will have made a suicide plan, 180 will have made an attempt and 6 will be laying in the morgue having been successful at taking their own life.

Startling statistics. And according to Lifeline, its the leading cause of death for men under 44 and women under 34. Not cancer, heart attack or stroke as many might think - but ending one’s own life because living became so unbearable that death was the only alternative to escape their turmoil.

State Member for Penrith Stuart Ayres has welcomed the announcement that the Penrith community will be given practical support to guide conversations around suicide following the launch of a suite of new online resources.

Mr Ayres said the new resources, Conversations Matter, are the first of their kind in the world and will support people wanting to talk about suicide and in doing so start to break

down the barriers that prevent people from reaching out to one another.

“Every year more than 2,100 Australians die by suicide. This is a national problem that is greater than it should be because all too often we are afraid to speak about it,” Mr Ayres said.

“It has never been more important for people to reach out to one another and start having a conversation about suicide.

“Through Conversations Matter, individuals, schools, workplaces and community groups in the Penrith will have access to information that will allow them to have safe and effective conversations about suicide.

“Suicide prevention is everybody’s business and it is up to all of us to help reduce the stigma that surrounds suicide by talking about it

and increasing awareness to better ensure that people at risk of suicide - as well as their families, friends and carers - are connected with the treatment and support they need.

“By visiting the Conversations Matter website, people can access a range of resources that will guide conversations to ensure people are supported to have safe conversations about suicide.”

The resources will assist communities and professionals when: they want to know how to talk about suicide more generally; they are worried about someone and want to know what to say; there has been a death and they want to know how best to handle individual and community level conversations.

Minister for Mental Health, Kevin Humphries, said the evidence-based

resource has been developed by the NSW Mental Health Commission and the Hunter Institute of Mental Health with input from over 130 stakeholders and follows a series of suicide prevention forums held by the NSW Government across the State last year.

“Upon coming into Government the NSW Liberals & Nationals held suicide prevention forums in communities across the state to give people the opportunity to help shape the Government’s response to suicide prevention,” Mr Humphries said.

“What people told us was that they wanted to reach out and help those at risk of suicide, but didn’t know where to start or who to turn to.

“We have listened and through Conversations Matter have given people the information they need to help support those at risk around them.”

The Conversations Matter resource is complimented by the recently launched Communities Matter, which is a toolkit for community-driven suicide prevention that gives community leaders and local residents the ability to develop evidence-based suicide prevention strategies that meet their local needs.

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Badgerys Creek Airport: Yay or Nay?

He Says........................... .........................She Says BADGERY’S CREEK for an airport, seems another turnaround in public opinion is on the cards or that’s what some may want you to believe. My guess is it will be built, my question is why?

Let’s cast away the environmental factors for a minute and concentrate on the economics.

It will create jobs. Trouble is the major job component is as a freight transport hub and make no mistake the largest user will be freight. Despite all the rhetoric about noise and quieter planes, these rules apply far less to freight planes.

The cost to build an airport is one thing, but what about the infrastructure like pipelines to carry the fuel to the planes from the coast?

Peak oil production has long since passed, meaning fuel supply is running down and getting more expensive to tap into what is left.

WIN!

Will airlines have the cheap free rein they have had for the last thirty years, no is the answer. So what realistic future time frame has an airport?

NB: I am not doing night flights in solar-powered planes!!!

Eventually we will have to build a Very Fast Rail transport to link our major cities, why not do it now rather than spend money on what will no doubt be a redundant transport system in years to come.

I may not agree with all things the NSW Premier says, but he is right on with his rail proposal.

Why not make Mascot a 24 hour operation, if planes are so much quieter and unobtrusive now than before, a 24 hour operation should not be a problem.

If Badgery’s was built when first proposed, well and good, but I am afraid that times have changed, technologies have advanced and it’s time our politicians moved forward too.

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I SAY instead of another 30 years of toing and froing let’s just build the damn thing!

Penrith is a leading city, so let’s compliment it with an airport that will produce numerous jobs and bring people to our area to see all we have to offer.

A high percentage of locals have to leave the area for work, well I’m guessing a fair few of them could gain employment at the local airport and the offshoot businesses that will arise from having one.

Ahh but the lack of supporting infrastructure, I hear those against it say. As long as we have changing governments and elections we’ll have candidates from all sides of politics looking for local issues to campaign on.

Short answer is there’s no way infrastructure will be ignored - it will form many a future campaign platform - you can be sure of that.

Ohhh the noise is another cry

I hear. A simple google search will tell you that Glenmore Park, Claremont Meadows, St Clair and Erskine Park, which are the higher density areas closest to Badgerys Creek - are all between 10 -13 kms away as the crow flies. If you look at areas that are between 10 and 13 kms as the crow flies from Mascot airport you’ll come up with suburbs like Vaucluse and Watsons Bay. I can’t say I’ve ever heard anyone say, “Oh what a dreadful area Vaucluse is, all that horrible plane noise.”

So the way I see it is a) we create jobs. b) we attract the attention of candidates who are searching for things to improve on. c) we suffer about the same plane noise as the most prime real estate in the country suffers - zilch, and d) when we go away we only have to drive 15 minutes to get a plane! Winning! It’s a no-brainer.

WHO’S WINNING What’s better - the old days or modern times?

HE WINS

Nepean Hospital leading the way Nepean Hospital is one of just five locations in Australia, and a total of 12 world-wide, taking part in an international Paediatric Nursing Study (PiNS) that was launched in the Children’s Ward last week.

Project lead and clinical nurse consultant in paediatrics, Kathie Barry, says the study aims to investigate the patient/ nurse relationship through qualitative surveys and observational audits.

“The two-year study will give us valuable information about how well nurses’ care matches parents’ expectations of care for their child,” Kathie said.

Children four years and older and their parents or care givers will be surveyed and observations will be taken of nursing care on an ‘opt in’ basis.

“We will be collecting ten weeks qualitative data over three cycles which will give us the opportunity to review and apply improved models of care based on that data as we progress,” Kathie said.

“The benefits for children who are patients at Nepean Hospital and their families is that they will be able to have greater input into how care is

given,” Kathie said. “We expect that this will also have a positive impact on nursing care across the hospital in an adult setting.”

Children’s Ward nurse, Marko Lukic, is getting behind the study and says that he welcomes the opportunity for robust feedback that could improve

his nursing care for kids in the ward.

“This will give nurses the opportunity to hear the needs of the parents and patients compared to our assumptions of what we think that they need whilst in hospital,” Marko said.

Kathie and the rest of the nursing team leading the research are asking

the community to support their efforts to improve our youngest patients’ experience in hospital by taking part in the project if your child is admitted to Nepean Hospital. Acting Nurse Unit Manager Shannan Waddups said it was an exciting time for the Children’s Ward at Nepean Hospital.

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Continued sponsorship PENRITH Valley Chamber Executive member and hard working local charities’ supporter Linda Kemp, MD of Complete Recruitment Solutions, has announced her intention to remain the key sponsor of the Chamber’s Tuesday monthly networking series.

Mrs Kemp was quick in the past to take up sponsorship of the monthly Tuesday nights and maintain her business exposure through this very successful Chamber initiative. She had previously sponsored the smaller Wednesday monthly functions also arranged by this leading nfp member business based organisation.

Her business, Complete Recruitment Solutions, has operated in the Penrith region now for over 7 years. She has been a highly successful operator in the recruitment industry for more than 25 years. Mrs Kemp has been recognised with numerous industry awards with some very special peer recognition as well by the

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Mrs Kemp attributes much of the company’s successful growth in Penrith to her involvement in the Chamber and building lasting relationships with other business people.

Mrs Kemp said, ‘I believe it is a must for small business owners to be active in their local communities if they truly wish to grow their business opportunities. A chamber of commerce is the perfect vehicle for them to get to know other like minded people and do business with each other. My company is a perfect example of this but there are so many others too.’

Penrith Valley Chamber Tuesday networking events are held at different venues each month, hosted by other Chamber members keen to showcase their products and services to other members and guests while in a relaxed atmosphere. Mrs Kemp’s own involvement ensures a very positive experience is guaranteed.

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WITH no other candidate lodging a nomination by the deadline, Clr Car has been automatically preselected to represent the Labor party as the state candidate for Londonderry at the next election.

“As the Labor candidate for Londonderry, my work starts today. I’ll be hitting the ground running straight away.

“Local residents will see me out and about doorknocking and listening to their important issues each and every day until the election,” Clr Car said.

“Since 2011, the Liberals have

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“As a mother raising a young child, I know how much this is hurting the hardworking families of our area.

“We deserve someone who knows how to take up the fight to Barry O’Farrell for a better deal for Western Sydney.”

Councillor Car encouraged residents to get in contact with her any time to discuss any issues of concern.

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20 year milestone Family Fun Day

By Greg Martin

ROTARY Cub of Nepean recently celebrated their 20 year milestine at the Lewer’s Gallery. Pictured are all Presidents who were able to attend this great social function. A good time had by all.

The idea of a breakfast Rotary Club was suggested by the then District Governor Dennis Green (1992–93), who was a member of the Rotary Club of South Penrith.

Initial Discussions were held by the members of the Rotary Club of Penrith in early 1993.

The first Meeting was held in July 1993 at the Log Cabin Motor Inn, Memorial Ave Penrith and the

then District Governor, Alan Grady (1993–94) approved the new Rotary Club.

The official charter night took place on Friday 19th November 1993.

The club Chartered as the Rotary Club of Penrith Daybreak with 33 members, the name signifying that it met at 7am on Monday mornings.

In 1995 it was decided to change the club’s name to the Rotary Club of Nepean to avoid an increasing confusion with other Rotary clubs in the local area.

If you’d like to join Nepean Rotary, contact Peter on 4733 7339 or email peterquirk56@bigpond.com

IT PROMISES to be bigger than Ben Hur – not the charioteer-gladiator himself, but the movie blockbuster from 1959 which boasted a cast of around 50,000.

We’re talking about the Ross Hutchison Foundation’s Family Fun day which will be held at Penrith Paceway on Saturday, November 23 between 10am-4pm.

Obviously 50,000 mums and dads and children won’t be able to pack into the place of Manning the mic is Reverend Ross Hutchison and about to burst into song is that lovable larrikin of a pace but the revered Reverend bruin, Humphrey B Bear.

Ross is hoping that a big crowd of fun-lovers turn up to help the fun-seekers will be catered for with raise funds for the foundation.

And a whole lot of fun is what all lots food and drink outlets.

Also helping to raise funds for attending can expect.

There’s 3-legged races (Jake the this very worthy cause will be a silent Peg is barred this year), a host of rides, auction – no, Marcel Marceau will not talent quests for under 8’s and 16 year- be handling the gavel!

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KEEPING BUNNIES HAPPY AND HEALTHY IN SUMMER

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RABBITS do not tolerate heat well and can die from being overheated.

It is important that you observe your rabbit daily and ensure that they are comfortable. Strategies to keep you bunny cool are: • Provide shade and keep your bunny’s enclosure out of direct sunlight during the hottest parts of the day.

• Have a circulating fan that will breeze past them. You can also drape a damp towel over part of the enclosure so that the fan blows through creating cooler air. Be sure to bunny-proof the fan cord if they have access to it.

• Provide ceramic tiles (inexpensive from hardware stores), as these are nice and cool for them to lie on.

• Ensure they have plenty of clean fresh water. Have a few water bowls in their enclosure and a self-dispensing water bowl is best.

• Brush out any excessive fur and if you have a longhaired bunny get their coat clipped short for the summer months.

• On extremely hot days mist your bunny’s ears as bunnies dissipate a lot of heat through their ears.

• Fill empty ice-cream containers with water and freeze them and leave the large ice cubes in their enclosure for your bunny to lie near.

• Veggies (full of water content) are a great way for bunnies to stay hydrated (bok choy, spinach, broccoli etc).

• Ensure your bunny is not overweight as this predisposes them to heat-stroke (partly because they are more sedentary and do not get up to drink water when they need to).

• If your bunnies are outside and it

Bojangles and Remus enjoying their watermelon - a lovely refreshing treat on a hot day!

Bojangles on her tiles in the shade

is unbearably hot keep your bunnies in inside where it is cooler.

• Make them a concrete igloo for them to stay cool inside.

Two other precautions in summer for bunnies are flystrike and mosquitocarrying disease.

Flystrike, especially if your bunny is overweight and cannot clean themself can be fatal. The odour, moisture and warmth from a dirty rear-end (if your bunny has loose stools, often from an inappropriate diet) attracts flies. Flies lay their eggs on your bunny’s coat and the eggs quickly hatch and the maggots chew their way into the skin.

This can happen within hours. Always check your bunny’s bottom twice daily and keep their enclosure/environment clean.

Mosquitoes can carry the two fatal rabbit upper respiratory diseases: Myxomatosis and Calicivirus. In Australia we cannot vaccinate against Myxomatosis but we can vaccinate against Calicivirus. Covering your bunny’s enclosure with mosquitoproof netting is important (staple gun and netting makes the job easy). Also do not let them out during dawn/dusk when more mosquitoes are out or at least have mosquito-zapping devices in your garden to reduce their numbers.

Book an appointment with us at Nepean & Mountains Animal Hospitals to have your bunny checked over and vaccine updated to give them the best level of care they deserve.

Bunnies are so special. We are always happy to help and give advise.

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Community digs deep for the kids McDonald’s carpark was overflowing with toys!

Organiser, Phil Vassallo

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JUST look at what happens when you get a local motorcycle enthusiast with a yearning to help kids who lost everything in the recent bushfires (Phil Vassallo), an awesome location (McDonald’s Penrith Leagues) a fantastic bin company for storage (EZI bins) great signage by the wonderful PC Signs, and a great newspaper to promote the event (that’s us, Nepean News!) and a community with a huge heart to donate toys!

The Bin A Toy event held on November 3 was an enormous success - and now the bushfire’s youngest victims will have toys to play with this Christmas.

With the help of local Auctioneer Greg Allchin and Classic pools at Kingswood, the toys are now being sorted and distributed by St Vinnies to needy families.

“Wow Sydney, you’ve blown me away - a fantastic day and a fantastic turn out,” Organiser Phil Vassallo said.

“I was simply a guy with an idea - you all made it happen. I tried to meet as many of you as I could and for those of you that I didn’t catch up with, thank you very much.

“To the sponsors that helped make it happen, you guys are nothing short of amazing.”

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Legends of the Nepean

By Greg Martin

The Priddis clan packed down for this photograph which was taken on the night Luke played his 300th first grade game in the NRL.

PRIOR to contacting Luke and Holly Priddis to request an interview for this story, your writer “Googled” said couple to get bit of a background.

Sure I knew Luke was a top-class rugby league player and that the husband and wife team had initiated a foundation – the Luke Priddis Foundation – to raise funds for research into autism and the support of those affected by the disorder.

One of the first items on page 1 of the search was a story in the Daily Telegraph back in 2009 which revealed that an audit of the foundation’s finances had been instigated following several complaints from persons unknown.

No further mention of the audit.

No result emanating from the audit.

Were the finances awry? Was everything above board?

Obviously the audit showed that the financial administration of the foundation crossed every “t” and dotted every “I” because the foundation continues to operate in achieving its goals.

I mentioned the lack of follow-up

in the media in regards to the audit on first meeting Luke.

“After the audit proved that the accusations of financial wrong-goings were unsubstantiated there was hardly any media coverage stating that fact – notably not in the Telegraph,” Luke said.

“But really, when mud is thrown, it generally sticks!

“The complaints which initiated the audit hurt Holly and I deeply, both on a personal level and with our vital fundraising – and it still does to this day.

“We gave plenty of thought to throwing up our hands and walking away but with the support of many people and the knowledge that our fundraising was making a difference to those affected by autism, we decided to keep going.

“We are proud of what we have achieved with the foundation – Holly and I have faced some hard times but you get through it especially when a parent of an autistic child offers you their thanks.

“Those words of thanks make it all worthwhile.”

Holly and Luke established the Luke Priddis Foundation in August,

2006, following the diagnosis of their third child Cooper, as having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

The Foundation continues to work tirelessly to raise awareness of ASD and funding for ASD related services within Western Sydney.

The foundation’s achievements are as long as Luke’s career in topflight rugby league.

The establishment of a growing network of Playgroups, Support Groups, Lego and Duplo Clubs, for children with ASD and their families.

Delivery of Community Forums and ASD related Educational Workshops, for parents and care givers of children with ASD, their teachers and allied health professionals.

Funding for Lapstone Preschool Kindergarten, in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, to support their Early Development Program (EDP), which supports the inclusion of children with ASD and other special needs into a regular early childhood setting and assist in their transition to school.

Community awareness events such as Fitness for Autism and Hoyts Pictures sensory sessions.

Luke’s high profile as a footballer and the many contacts he made during

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an illustrious career, have indeed aided the foundation in its fundraising ventures.

The Canberra-born 36-year-old joined an elite number of rugby league players to have played more than 300 games in the National Rugby League.

His career spanned the years 1997-2010 during which time he pulled on jerseys for Canberra (199798), Brisbane (2009-01), Penrith (2002-08) and St George-Illawarra (2009-10).

The utility player won the Clive Churchill Medal for best on field in steering the Panthers to an 18-6 win over the Sydney Roosters in the 2003 grand final, represented NSW in 1997 and 2001 and played in two Test matches (1997 and 2005).

Champion footballer. Champion bloke.

Champions normally find someone of similar abilities when searching for a life partner and in Holly, Luke Priddis has certainly done that.

“I am a very fortunate man in having Holly by my side,” he said.

“I know it is now an oft-used term but Holly really is my soul-mate.

“She has supported me

wholeheartedly in all my endeavours, putting her career on hold to raise the children and follow me up and down the east coast during my playing days.

“Like all couples, we have had our moments down the years but I can’t ever remember us having a fight.

“Sure there were periods of silent treatments on both sides but the respect and love we have for each other aided us in resolving disputes before they took hold.”

When Luke and Holly met at a Canberra nightspot as teenagers, she was working in retail while also studying nursing.

However work and study were placed on the backburner after she and Luke married and she became mother to four children – Steven, 19, Amber, 14, Cooper, 11 and 10-yearold daughter Kaia.

In recent years however, despite the hours she puts in being mother and wife, Holly has managed to complete her nursing with first class honours and is now a highly qualified midwife who tutors on the subject at the University of Western Sydney where she is in the final year of a PhD. But wait, there’s more.

Holly developed an interest in

Holly and Luke Priddis sport those well-known smiles when snapped at a Melbourne Cup breakfast.

photography as a youngster and has developed into a professional behind the lenses.

Holly’s work as a midwife (and giving birth on four occasions herself) led her to developing an interest in photographing pregnant women – just “Google” Holly Priddis Photography and to see her amazing work.

Luke Priddis was a “smart” footballer and those smarts following him into the business world, post football.

A financial adviser, he operates

CPR Wealth offices in both Penrith and Gymea.

You won’t need a calculator to work out that Luke and Holly Priddis are true Legends of the Nepean.

Luke and Holly Priddis were nominated as a Legend of the Nepean by Kathryn Garton.

If you know a local legend, send us a nomination at greg@nepeannews.com.au

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Reward offered $10mil funding

THE Museum of Fire has fallen victim to theft, following a break and enter by cutting fences that occurred on October 30.

Narrowly missing security systems and guards, they were able to move through fencing to several properties.

Breaking into containers and work trucks, the thieves made off with a large amount of tools and equipment from construction areas.

A truck and trailer were later recovered from the river parkland.

The Museum of Fire

unfortunately lost only an Electric Cart Tug from its grounds. Two of these carts were recently purchased because of their unique pulling or load ability. While 30 years old, they were extensively restored by Museum volunteers.

Similar in size to a golf cart, it is unique in its all-metal appearance and is light blue in colour. The Museum of Fire is offering a reward for its return or information leading to its recovery. For further information contact the Museum of Fire 47313000 or Penrith Police.

BLUE MOUNTAINS Bushfire Coordinator Phil Koperberg has welcomed the announcement by the Premier Barry O’Farrell of $10M funding for the cleanup and removal of fire waste resulting from the recent Blue Mountains bushfires.

Mr Koperberg also acknowledges the advocacy of this outcome by Member for Blue Mountains, Roza Sage, Member for Macquarie, Louise Markus and Blue Mountains Mayor, Cr Mark Greenhill.

The commitment of up to $10M will be provided under the jointly funded federal-NSW Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements and is a welcome addition to the initial $1.4m ‘make safe’ funding committed to-date.

“It’s great news for both the insured and uninsured,” said Phil Koperberg, “including those insured who’ve experienced total loss.

“What’s important now is that we move forward in a coordinated effort with the insurance companies and residents to get the best outcomes possible from a public safety perspective in a timely manner.”

That co-ordination will include NSW Public Works, WorkCover, the Environmental Protection Authority, Blue Mountains City Council and the Bushfire Recovery Committee.

The benefits for residents of a coordinated effort are many, according to

Mr Koperberg. “The management of this process will mean less headaches for residents in managing the removal of their waste, quality assurance and assistance with the complicated areas of legal compliance around waste removal, including asbestos.”

For Blue Mountains Council and the wider community the benefits will include community safety, less illegal dumping and a waste management strategy that ensures the local waste management facilities, already under stress, are not overburdened with inappropriate types and large volumes of waste.

RAISING FINE MEN AND SELF-ASSURED LADIES

By Dean Smith Head of Junior School, Mamre Anglican School

ONE of the many privileges, and challenges, of working in a coeducational school is working in with the inherent differences between boys and girls. Many of the parents I talk with share with me their frustration of trying to tap in where their son is at. “He is just so vague.”

“He can’t seem to get organised.”

He is so full on” are just some of the common comments I hear.

I believe that parents and educators that gain early insight and understanding in a boy’s life smooths the path for all involved.

From research, we know boys...

• Love being active, competitive and loud • Mature slower than girls, and this difference continues right through to adulthood

• Desire to fit in due to being group orientated and loyal • Value a disciplined approach that is firm, fair and fun • Link learning to meaning – boys have to ‘buy in’ to why they are learning something • Have brains wired specifically for logical and rational thinking I come from a family of three boys so I am aware of the many challenges my parents faced as my brothers and I grew up. Parents and educators that come to learn, understand and appreciate what makes boys tick helps their path into them developing into fine young men.

Young ladies, I haven’t forgotten you. My next article will focus on Raising Delightful Daughters.

Raising young ladies is also a privilege and challenge. As a father of three, beautiful girls, I have experienced first-hand the importance of ensuring girls are raised feeling confident, secure and self-assured.

As with boys, parents and educators that gain early insight and understanding in a girl’s life smooths the path for all involved.

From research, we know girls...

• Pursuing a passion boosts their confidence and self-esteem • Making constructive choices about their life reveals to them their likes and dislikes • Relate to family values being communicated and role-modelled by their parents • Develop substantially when they

know they are loved for their inward beauty • Need help processing messages in the media • Love to communicate their thoughts and ideas Our goal as parents and educators is to raise action orientated girls who are able to make positive choices about their own lives and the lives of others. We desire for our girls to be able to; think critically about the world around them, express their feelings in a positive and caring manner, see themselves as capable possessing a ‘can-do’ attitude.

If we are able to inculcate these attributes into young girls, they stand a great chance of growing into confident, secure and self-assured young women.

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James TeHuna Anzac Warrior

By Greg Martin

PENRITH’S James Te Huna knows he can become a Big Kahuna on the Ultimate Fighting Championship world stage if he can overcome hot-shot Brazilian, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, when they clash in front of what will be a full-house at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on December 7.

The classy light-heavyweights enter the cage for their minutes of mayhem on a star-studded undercard to the main event which brings together Sydney’s cult hero, Mark “Super Samoan” Hunter and Rua’s fellow countryman, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.

Te Huna posted four successive victories on the trot before being beaten by Glover Teixeira in the Las Vegas on May 24, in front of a wildly cheering audience, among whom was “Iron” Mike Tyson.

James started to get the better of Glover in the stand up and started coming up the middle, so Glover had to quickly switch to plan B which was to take it to the ground before he got caught.

James has been training hard under the watchful eye of his brother, Tama, at St Marys’ Valley Fitness gym where they have set up their Bee Sting Fight Team Mixed Martial Arts kick-boxing club.

No doubt both brothers have worked on James’ cold start against Teixeira – the 32 year-old will be ready to go from the opening bell against Rua. Both Rua and James are of similar builds – tipping the scales at 93kg with Rua standing 185cms and James, shading him by a mere two centimetres.

It has certainly been a busy few months for James as he has striven to get into peak condition for the Brisbane bout as well setting up their club within Valley Fitness.

“Both Tama and I are very excited about Bee Sting Fight Team – it is something we have wanted to set-up for a long-time now,” James said.

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E N T E R T A I N M E N T

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Sagittarius

SAGITTARIUS is the ninth sign of the zodiac for those born between November 22 and December 21.

The ruling planet is Jupiter whose traditional name was Jove, hence many Sagittarians have a jovial and optimistic nature. The symbol for Sagittarius is the Centaur; half man/ half beast. Equipped with bow and arrow, the Centaur is aiming for the sky, representing the sign’s ambitious and positive nature. A mutable fire sign, the centaur has the passion and adaptability to chase their dreams.

Sagittarius is the sign of the philosopher and explorer.

Independence and freedom are as essential as oxygen for the Centaur. So important is freedom that important life decisions may be made based on the freedom factor and how much requires sacrificing. This is especially true with career and relationship choices.

Personal growth and understanding are key aspects of the Sagittarian personality; they are constantly looking for meaning and truth in all situations. Travel and experiencing different cultures are possibly the ultimate pastime for the Centaur.

Sagittarians make great friends; they are magnanimous, gregarious,

honest and generous. They dislike deception intensely and once injured, don’t often give the offender a second chance. Otherwise they have an uncanny ability to get along with most people via a ‘live and let live’ attitude.

Careers suitable for the Centaur are comedy, writing/publishing, philosophy and teaching, acting, law, interpreter, travel agent, importer or missionary.

Best relationship matches for Sagittarius are Aries, Libra, Leo and Aquarius. Aries also enjoys spontaneity, socialising and is ever optimistic. Aquarius is perhaps the perfect match as both communicate intellectually more than emotionally.

Both understand the need for freedom and jealousy will not be an issue in this relationship.

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CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Hunting guide (7) 5 Jobs (7) 9 Rehearsed (9) 10 Forest god (5) 11 They decide what goes in a magazine (7) 12 Teach (7) 13 Well-kept (9) 15 Speed competitions (5) 17 Head of a city (5) 19 Nightstick (9) 22 Invigorate (7) 25 Bringing two people together (7) 26 Silk-cotton tree (5) 27 Lacking in refinement (9) 28 Pushes forcefully (7) 29 Braids (7)

DOWN 1 Dinners (7) 2 Inaptitude (9) 3 Things done (7) 4 Without ceasing (9) 5 Mooch (5) 6 Savior (7) 7 Additional (5) 8 Roads (7) 14 Things needed to accomplish a task (9) 16 Elements (9) 17 South African mongoose-like animal (7) 18 Rescinds (7) 20 Pertaining to the most populous country (7) 21 Cancels (7) 23 Outcast (5) 24 At the ends of fingers (5)

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E N T E R T A I N M E N T

Bob Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an English-born American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, author, and athlete who appeared on Broadway, in vaudeville, movies, television, and on the radio. He was renowned for his one-line quips 1. “I felt I wasn‛t getting anywhere in England.” - Explaining why his family emigrated to the USA when he was four.

2. “Be happy you guys. Be proud! You know what you are: you‛re God‛s frozen people.” - To GIs based in Alaska.

3.

“Please don‛t stand up on my account.” - To a group of amputees.

EVENTS

164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restores the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah.

1905 - Albert Einstein’s paper, Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?, is published in the journal “Annalen der Physik”. This paper reveals the relationship between energy and mass. This leads to the mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc².

1920 - Irish War of Independence: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as “Bloody Sunday”. This included fourteen British informants, fourteen Irish civilians and three Irish Republican Army prisoners.

1953 - The British Natural History Museum announces that the “Piltdown Man” skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.

1995 - The Dayton Peace Agreement is initialled at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, ending three and a half years of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The agreement is formally ratified in Paris, on December 14 that same year.

4. “I have this terrific make-up man. But he‛s expensive. I have to bring him in from Lourdes.”

BIRTHS

5. “Lots of travel, away from home.” - Explaining his long and happy marriage.

1694 1854 1870 1936 1945 1965

6. “If I had that kind of money, I wouldn‛t come to Vietnam, I‛d send for it.” - Denying reports during a Christmas troop show in Saigon that he was worth $500 million.

7. “Zsa Zsa Gabor got married as a one-off and it was so successful she turned it into a series.”

8. “Seventy years of ad-lib material, and I am speechless.” - On hearing about his 1998 knighthood.

9.

“I thought Deep Throat was a movie about a giraffe.”

10. ”I grew up with six brothers. That‛s how I learned to dance: waiting for the bathroom.”

- Voltaire, French philosopher (d. 1778).

- Pope Benedict XV (d. 1922).

- Joe Darling, Australian cricketer (d. 1946).

- Victor Chang, Chinese-Australian surgeon (d. 1991).

- Goldie Hawn, American actress.

- Björk, Icelandic singer-songwriter, producer, and actress.

DEATHS 1959 - Max Baer, American world champion boxer (b. 1909).

1942 - J. B. M. Hertzog, South African general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1866).

1963 - Revered American president, John F Kennedy, was assassinated on November 22.

1963 - Robert “Birdman of Alcatraz” Stroud, American criminal and ornithologist (b. 1890).

1993 - Bill Bixby, American actor and director (b. 1934).

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Heavens Above

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TALENT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING We are all born with God given gifts called “Talent” It’s this gifting that determines the end value of our lives.

Having talent is only the beginning. It’s what we do with our talent(s) that makes all the difference.

Born with scholastic, artistic, athletic, engineering, cooking skills or dressmaking - all require nurturing and developing.

The point to be made is that you would not bring a well-bread, untrained horse from the paddock and expect it to win the Melbourne Cup. No matter how well-bread and how much talent it showed, more has to be done with its talents and for its sake.

Then it has a chance to win.... Anything !!

What do we do with our own talents?

We find the very best proven coach and work with ever increasing love with them until we develop our skills to their very best level - then - we begin putting them into practice and making them work for the betterment of others.

The more we learn and develop our talents, the more respect and love we develop for them and therefore for ourselves.

Life is great and filled with amazing opportunities to employ our God given gifts.

Have a go! You can do it!

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MY head is filled with sweet desire... oh the memories of being young - the sun, the surf, the boys, the stern parents... and The Rads!

I was still in primary school when my collection of saved 5 and 10 cent pieces finally totalled enough for me to catch a bus to the record shop and buy the record Feel The Heat by The Radiators.

Excited beyond imagination, I raced home and hooked up my portable record player and turned it on full blast.

As I stood in the lounge room whipping

my long hair around the room as I headbanged to Gimme Head Baby I did not hear the sound of my Nanny entering the room on her walking stick behind me. I did however hear the sound of my brand new record scratching as she swiped the needle off to stop the offensive music, yelling “You ought to be ashamed of yourself! You need your mouth washed out with soap. God will punish you!”

I was about 10 years old, and I had absolutely no idea what Gimme Head meant - I just loved the sound of The Radiators’ music. Imagine if she’d heard the lyrics to Fess Song.

So that was the end of my love affair with The Radiators music - at

least until I learned how to hide my records and play them when there were no adults around.

There aren’t too many Aussies from my generation that didn’t rock to the Rads. Homegrown, with a great beat, churning out hit after hit at a time that was still a fairly conservative period in Australian music - they were a guilty pleasure that we all wanted a little piece of.

On Saturday November 30, don’t miss the chance to relive the good ole days as The Rads will be Comin Home to play at St Marys RSL. Three original band members are still there - Brian Nichol on vocals, Geoff Turner on bass guitar and Fess

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Parker on lead guitar. Drummer Mark Lucas has been with The Rads since ‘87.

One of the greatest things that they have managed to maintain over the decades is their original Aussie pub band style - and they sure are experienced at that - clocking up a whopping average of 200 gigs a year back in the day.

So why not rock along to see The Rads on November 30 - I’ll be there with bells on - so if you see me be sure to pop by and say hello, but don’t offer to wash my mouth out unless it is with a beer or two! Doors open at 8.30pm and tickets are $15 for members and $18 for non-members.

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CRONJE, THE BRUMBY BRIGAND

 On the gently-swelling ridge in the fork of two creeks stands a house – the type of house which has disappeared from the Australian scene along with the generation who built it. It is of slabs silvered by the weather; originally it had a thatched roof and a great stone chimney, and like nearly every other pioneer home it faces the north-east.’ Bernard O’Reilly’s Cullenbenbong still stands today in Kanimbla Valley, the quintessential slab hut. Photograph courtesy of Ian Jack.

 It is claimed “...on one occasion Cronje hurdled to freedom over two mounted men.”

by John Low, OAM – Local historian

PIET CRONJE was a Boer General, rough of manner, ruthless, courageous and a thorn in the side of the British in South Africa.

At the same time in the vicinity of Jenolan, in the mountainous back country of the Cox and its tributaries, a brumby stallion was causing similar disruption among the European settlers.

Life in this isolated part of the Blue Mountains demanded a tough resilience from its inhabitants.

They were skilled bushmen and expert horsemen, every bit as daring as the Snowy River men.

They recognised in the wild stallion the characteristics of the Boer Cronje and bestowed that name upon him with genuine, if grudging, respect.

The story of Cronje is documented in that splendid book, Cullenbenbong; by Bernard O’Reilly whose family settled at Long Swamp in the second half of the nineteenth century.

At the feet of his father and the older men, young Bernard (born 1903) absorbed the stories of the wild brumbies sweeping down from the mountains at night, killing tame horses and making off with the mares to replenish their breeding stock.

He learned of the brumby runners, those men of “reckless courage and riding ability” who fought these depredations with their skills in pursuit and capture and the use of assorted firearms and who, aided by drought, gradually reduced the numbers of the marauding horde.

By the end of the century one dominant stallion remained, the last of

a “long rebel line”, a magnificent horse, “a brigand and a killer” but so coveted by the mountain horsemen that they set upon a reckless determination to capture him.

Drives were organised and strategies planned, issuing in dramatic displays of skill and courage, near success, injury and even death, but always failure. Cronje was equal to the challenge, usually with a surprise in reserve.

He out-ran them, charged through lines of shouting, stockwhip wielding riders, ran pursuers into wombat holes (a rider “spinning along the ground like a football”), crashed out of timber enclosures and on one occasion hurdled to freedom over two mounted men.

The climax came when Cronje, cornered at the edge of a precipice, leapt “in a beautiful arc and disappeared into the blue air”, traversed a landslide prone scree slope and in a “thrilling wild-horse run” escaped to the bottom of the gorge, leaving only “the ring of his hooves and the clatter of the rocks he took with him”.

That was enough and the pursuit of Cronje came to an end.

It’s a great story, even if perhaps grown a little more colourful in the telling.

The isolated life of men and women, thrown back so often on their own ingenuity, fosters a rich tradition of legend and story.

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KOKODA A LESSON IN TEAM BUILDING

The Panthers outfit link arms while paying their respects to the fallen at one of the memorials along the Kokoda Track.

Photos courtesy Panthers on the Prowl.

BEING part of a successful team for the Panthers back in the day was no fluke.

We may have won a comp in ‘91 but the road to that wonderful milestone started way before that particular season.

It was a gradual build with a bunch of blokes you considered your brothers.

I’m sure the premiers of 2003 will tell you the same!

Good teams are usually the ones with the most passionate mateship, the kind that’s built from not only playing on a weekend but away from the field, where no crowds are watching.

We were inseparable in ‘91 because we didn’t want to be. We wanted to be near our team-mates as much as possible because of our connection as mates – not just footballers.

You learn a lot about your footy team-mates away from the training complex - stuff that makes you want to do good things for them when you run onto the field beside them.

While even I will admit it is a fair stretch to say the mighty Panthers will win the competition next year, it’s not a fair stretch that they will win one sooner, rather than later.

Several things give me this inclination.

Firstly, the Panthers last year showed tremendous signs that 2014 will be a beauty, playing a brand of footy that was exciting to watch.

Secondly, the recruiting for next season, as it was for this season, has been astute.

But lastly, and this is where I get excited, coach Ivan Cleary and a couple of his main men for next season, Tim Grant and Jamie Soward, have just gotten back from a successful Kokoda trek.

Why does this excite me? Because what they learnt in doing something so profound will have a flow-on affect for the entire squad.

Brad Waugh, ex-Panther and now GM of Panthers on the Prowl, takes up the story.

“Over a course that is normally traversed in 10 days, our party of 21, including local students, Penrith corporate partners and executives, leader Charlie Lynn, and a TVS camera crew, hiked from Kokoda to Owen’s Corner in six!

“Every single one of the students dug deep and finished the journey with flying colours.

Each of them noticeably grew in stature over the course of one of the toughest week’s physically they’d ever been through.

“Ivan Cleary, Tim Grant and Jamie Soward all threw themselves into it and ensured they spent a lot of one-on-one time with the students, which was greatly appreciated.

“Tim and Jamie signed everything that was put in front of them in each village we passed through and led with honour.

“All-in-all nothing but positives from all angles”.

Indeed my old friend “Moose”, nothing but positives!

Competitions may be actually won in early October but the cup can never be lifted without such acts as the coach and a couple of his stars have just completed.

Well done to all associated, and bring on 2014.

I’VE been flat out like a lizard drinking over the past few weeks and it was only the other day that I was able to catch up with the delightful Tina Gibson to get a full report of her big fund raising gig at Rooty Hill RSL on November 2.

In a recent column I told you that I was heavily involved in aiding Tina and her bevy of helpers in organising “Reece’s Rednose 18th Birthday Bash.

Tina lost her baby son, Reece, to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and at midnight on November 2, he would have turned 18.

Tina put on the function to raise funds for SIDS and Kids and did she ever raise funds!

A silent auction, auction and raffles on the night plus several generous donations ended up raising a whopping $32,550!

“We had a full house of 239 people who all had a wonderful evening and dug deep to help support a very worthy cause,” Tina told me.

“Mark Warren (MC) was absolutely awesome, Mick Meredith (comedian) had everyone in stitches while Stuart Mathie’s Angels cover band had the place bopping.

“It was an evening which will forever live in my memory!”

And mine! I had more fun than Clive Palmer at a smorgasbord.

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Joshua set to make a splash

By Greg Martin

THE Three Tenors – Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and the other bloke – could belt out a tune but another terrific trio had everyone singing their praises following a recent fundraising evening at St Marys RSL. St Marys Vietnam Veterans Association, Blacktown Partners of Veterans Association and Nepean Wives of Vietnam Veterans were in tune in raising around $8000 at the gala evening held on November 9.

The funds will be used to ensure local athlete with a disability, Glenmore Park’s Superfish, Joshua Paine-Bell, represents Australia at the Special Olympics Asia-Pacific Regional Games to be held in Newcastle from December 1-7.

Joshua, 16, who has an intellectual disability and Austism-Aspergers Syndrome, will be busier than a beaver building a dam wall throughout the titles.

He will represent his country in the 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 100m individual medley and in several relay teams.

The three partnerships organising the function were on-song in their endeavours in organisation the function and ensuring the two main objectives

Joshua Paine-Bell takes another stroke towards his dream of winning an Olympic Gold medal by competing at the upcoming Special Olympics Asia-Pacific Regional Games in Newcastle.

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The three bodies did a tremendous job in finding the venue - at the right place, compliments of St Marys RSL – and rounding up a swag of support from local businesses who contributed greatly to the catering and prizes for raffles and the auction.

St Marys VVA vice president and ‘head gofer”, Tony Mullavey, reports auctioneers, John Foeken and Steve Mogler “did a tremendous job squeezing the last dollar for every item which went under the hammer”.

“We were thrilled by the result of the auction – the big money items were the signed 2013 NSW State of Origin I jumper which brought $1300, a signed 2013 Panthers jersey which went for $650, and a landscape painting by John Bradley which was snapped up for $850,” Tony said.

Joshua’s grandmother, Marilyn Bell, was profuse in her praise of the organisers and those who attended the evening.

“All our family is so appreciate of the support from all three groups,” Marilyn said.

“We are so overwhelmed and humbled by what they have done for us.”

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THE inaugural Picnic Race Day at Mulgoa’s historic Fernhill last Saturday week was, according to the fun-loving race crowd, an outstanding success.

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ON THE MAT THOSE who only know lawn bowls as a sport played between people dressed in white standing around for six hours a day are in for a shock.

The new and innovative Australian Premier League is about lightning quick matches, where results can be turned on their head, with the introduction of nominated “power play” ends to double the score of individual ends and the ability to sub a reserve player into the match.

This caters for an array of speciality and tactical decisions. It’s high-energy, non-stop entertainment, with each played in a 70 minute window.

Each match consists of a two fiveend sets, with a one-end tie-break played if required. The game format is pairs, with three bowls for each player per end, APL matches take just over one hour from start to finish and deciding the winner is simple.

The team that wins both sets, or one set and then the tie-break, is the winner.

Instead of spending time rolling the jack, as per normal competitions, APL players place the mat and advise the marker the length of the jack they would like to play to.

To keep games progressing, players will have 30 seconds to deliver their bowl from the time the jack is placed at the start of an end, or once their opposition bowl has come to a rest, ensuring the next suspenseful result is only moments away.

APL teams will also be able to nominate one Power Play end per set,

enabling teams to earn double the shots scored in that end.

Some days players just aren’t on top of their game, maybe it’s only for a few ends, maybe it’s for a whole match, in order to get the best players the sport has to offer out on the green, a team coach can replace a player with a substitute during the game, but only immediately preceding the delivery of a bowl by their team player.

In a first for the sport nationally, the competition, being played in Pine Rivers in Queensland, will also be broadcast live on Fox Sports and SKY NZ from 5pm-9.30pm during the four days of competition, providing unprecedented exposure.

The nuts and bolts of the draw Each of our new Australian Premier League teams will play each other twice over 10 rounds during the competition dates from November 19-22.

At the end of the qualifying rounds the top four teams will play off in the finals series.

The top 4 teams are decided by points. If teams are equal on points they will be split on net total shots (shots for minus shots against).

Back to the finals! In the first semifinal, the 1st placed team will play the 4th placed team. In the second semifinal the 2nd placed team will play the 3rd placed team.

The winners of each semi-final will then square-off in the final.

The Sydney team will be known as the “BCiB Sydney Lions” and

With Col Crossingham

comprises Steve Glasson, Karen Murphy, Aron Sherriff and the coach, Gary Willis.

Your writer will be at Club Pine Rivers for the entire tournament so keep an eye on the Nepean Facebook page for up to date results.

THE annual Keith Fay Shield event was conducted on November 9-10.

Saturday’s games were played at Austral, Glenbrook Panthers, St Marys RSL and Blacktown City.

First round winners were Kingswood, Blacktown Workers, Blacktown City, Springwood (defending champions), Austral, Penrith, Richmond and Glenbrook Panthers.

In the quarter finals Kingswood defeated Blacktown Workers, Blacktown City defeated Springwood, Austral defeated Penrith and Glenbrook Panthers defeated Richmond.

That took us to the semi-finals played at the 2013 winner’s club, Springwood. In the first semi Blacktown City defeated Kingswood 2 rinks to 1 and Glenbrook Panthers defeated Austral 3 rinks to 0.

The final started with the weather closing in and it was not long before the players were forced off the green and were unable to return that day. The final will be resumed next Saturday (weather permitting).

The Final will be played on the green named in honor of Keith Fay,

the bowler that the shield is named after.

ANOTHER annual district event was conducted at Blacktown City BC (2012 winners) last weekend. It was the John McBride Shield.

There were unfortunately a number of byes and forfeits in the first round, however the clubs progressing to the quarter finals were Kingswood, Blacktown City, Springwood, Wallacia, Windsor, Blacktown Workers and Richmond.

The quarter finals were played under very trying conditions with the rain coming down spasmodically. Quarter final winners were Blacktown City, Springwood, Windsor and Blacktown Workers.

The Semi Finals got under way in overcast conditions on Sunday morning. The green was heavy from the overnight rain. Springwood got the better of Blacktown City early and they were never able to recover.

When the rain started coming down heavier, the City boys realised they could not catch up and conceded the game rather than get soaked for no reason.

The other semi went much the same way when Blacktown Workers were leading 15 to 7 and scored an ‘eight’ to take an unassailable lead and Windsor conceded.

The Final between Blacktown Workers and Springwood did not even get started and has been postponed December 7 at 1pm.

Indoor titles had a silver lining

By Jan Harrisson

NEPEAN Hockey Association was host to the NSWHA State under 13 Girls and Boys indoor tournament last weekend at the Werrington County Sports Stadium.

Teams from as far south as the Southern Highlands and from New England in the north participated, with 29 boys and 26 girls teams doing battle.

Nepean’s boys came home silver medallists after going down 6-4 in the grand final to Orange.

Coach, Kieran Knowles, had taken the boys to a State win at the field tournament this year.

With the association’s hopes riding on the girls team they did not disappoint. The girls made it through to a semi-final and won.

The grand final, against the undefeated Southern Highlands, was to prove a fiercely contested game as it was in an earlier round-robin game

Ryan Cladinboel (boys) and Annie Buckley and Louisa Caeger (girls) had the added excitement of having being named in the Country U13 field hockey teams which will play City on March 1-2 next year.

Nepean’s under 13 girls receive the silver medals

in which Nepean lost a close fought affair, 4-3.

The game proved a difficult task for the leg weary youngsters.

A goal scored was not allowed being just after the whistle was blown for a penalty corner.

Annie Buckley and Mackenzie Baldwin were dominant and created turnovers frequently.

The end result was sadly a loss to the girls 3-0 but they like the boys were just as proud of their silver medals.

IN other good news for Nepean, several locals have earned selection in indoor teams.

Vanessa Kristaly was selected for the Australian Championships in January and sisters, Caitlin and Erin Burns, were named in the U21 State squad.

Tegan Risk and “recently returned” ‘keeper, Jemma Laverty (who played for the winning team Bathurst), also made State.

Indoor tournaments in our area do not end this weekend with Masters Women’s players looking forward to January and their State tournament at the same venue.

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Thursday, 21 November 2013

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HARPO’S MARKS

A AS a sporting jjournalist of 45 years’ experience, I’ve heard some absolutely imbecilic comments from sporting commentators.

None! None I tells ya, was worse than what I heard from one of the Channel 10 commentators during the final round of the Australian PGA at Royal Pines the other week.

They were talking about the upcoming Australian Masters and cited many of the big-name golfers who would be making the trek Down Under to compete.

One of the commentators mentioned that Australian, Jarrod Lyle, was ready to resume his professional career at the tournament after recovering from a bout of cancer.

“It will be good to have the big fella back playing – in fact, he’s not a big fella anymore – he’s lost 19kg,” said one of the commentators.

“Lost 19kg!” exclaimed the wombat.

“I’ve got to find out how he did it and do it myself!”

Well shove a red-hot poker where

the sun don’t shine!

Perhaps six weeks of chemotherapy probably had something to do with it!

Under what rock do they find these people!

ON a very sad note I mention the passing of one of the Penrith Panthers greatest supporters, that Prince of Plumbers and Guru of a Good Time, Bruce Carter.

Bruce fought the good fight against that filthy, rotten cancer but 12 months after diagnosis, Bruce passed away on Friday night.

But fighting was what the 66-yearold was all about.

Not getting in blues down the pub but fighting to establish a successful business (B&E Plumbing), fighting to provide a happy home for the family – and if you were a mate and in trouble, Bruce Carter would come out fighting to help.

Former Penrith Panthers player and director, Denis Coffey, now out to pasture (of sorts) on the Gold Coast, says no-one who knew Bruce had an

unkind word to say about him.

“His is a shattering loss for all who knew him,” said an emotional Denis.

“Bruce was a typical Australian lad – loved his sport, especially rugby league, loved his family, his work and a multitude of friends.

“Crikey, he was the perfect mate!

ALL roads, well, just the Londonderry Road, lead to Richmond Greyhound Racing Club this weekend for the 2013 NSW Amateur Boxing Championships.

The titles kick off on Friday afternoon with the first round of match-ups, with further rounds and quarter and semi-finals set down for Saturday.

The finals are scheduled for Sunday when a packed house is sure to be in attendance to see many of Australia’s most promising fighters strut their stuff.

SAD MARKS: The passing of Bruce Carter.

LOW MARKS: That cretin commentator on Channel 10.