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WHO’LL GET YOUR VOTE? Pictured left to right Lindsay electorate Candidates hoping for your vote on July 2: Kingsley Liu (GREENS), Steve Roddick (AUSTRALIAN LIBERTY ALLIANCE), Fiona Scott (LIBERAL), Stephen Lynch (NICK XENOPHON TEAM), Emma Husar (LABOR), Dr Jim Saleam (AUSTRALIA FIRST) and Deborah Blundell (ANIMAL JUSTICE PARTY) Photo: Tom Carey. Final hours election coverage by Keegan Thomson inside.

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Welcome boost Prue Car MP Member for Londonderry

NSW Fire & Rescue Commissioner Greg Mullins AFSM, Minister for Emergency Services the Hon. David Elliott and Penrith Mayor Karen McKeown on the site where the new state of the art academy will be built.

PENRITH Council has welcomed the State Government’s announcement the Fire & Rescue NSW Academy will be relocated to Erskine Park, bringing a boost to the City’s jobs and economy.

The new state-of-the-art training facility will employ around 150 staff, and see up to 200 additional firefighters and trainees on site on any given day. It is anticipated the facility will be complete by the end of 2017.

“This will be a great boost for our local economy, with recruits and staff using local retailers, services and potentially accommodation while training at the Academy,” Penrith Mayor

Karen McKeown said.

“Our Council has been pushing hard to see more government jobs in our City and we’re really proud Penrith will be the training ground for Australia’s best fire and rescue personnel.

“Penrith is open for business. We have great site across Penrith and in the City Centre to suit government tenants and we’re talking to the relevant agencies about more opportunities,” Cr McKeown said.

The Fire & Rescue NSW Academy will be developed on a six-hectare site on Mamre Road at Erskine Park.

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by Kerrie Davies WELL here we are, its almost election eve and I can hardly type without stopping to break into riotous, delirious applause between pressing letters.

It sure has been a long campaign.

So now Australia decides - and most pundits and polls are already flying the Coalition victory flag.

I said a few weeks back that the campaign was as boring as bat droppings, and although I think it did liven up a fair bit towards the end, politics these days is missing the personalities that made campaigns fun.

Or maybe its that the players of today are too busy being on message that there aren’t as many slam dunk moments that kept political nerds like myself awake well into the early hours searching for the latest.

Both Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten have run fairly smooth campaigns. MT’s biggest challenge has been trying to keep the Tony supporters in the fold, and BS’s has been trying to get voters to hate a Prime Minister who is difficult to hate. Dislike yes, but the hate just isn’t there. Even on the back of a scare campaign on Medicare, the hate that he has tried to cultivate has just not resonated.

The dark horse in my view is that it will be interesting to see if there is a rise in minority party votes, particularly in the conservative group.

To me, Brexit and Donald Trump’s candidacy point out something blindingly obvious - that there is a move toward the right across the world - people are becoming more conservative and the world’s leaders seem to be the last to notice it.

Is it because people are becoming racist? I don’t think so. I think its due to terrorism, people are genuinely concerned about the radical elements of Islam and are frightened because the topic has become so shrouded in protection it is all-but forbidden from being discussed.

When you have leaders who shy away from addressing fear it festers into something that no longer includes them. Personally, I think its time to be more open and have the discussions, but that’s a topic for another time.

So back to our leaders and their campaigns.

I’m going to declare straight up that I’ve never really been a Bill Shorten fan.

I believe his most glorious moment was when the miners were trapped all those years ago BP - before politics - but any attempts to regain that glory have failed.

Something is missing, and it’s not easy to put my finger on what it is.

To me, when he is trying to appear blokey and easy-going, he comes across as stiff and unnatural.

During his guest appearance on Q & A live in Penrith, when interrupted by host Tony Jones (something TJ has the patent on) I detected an angry man that was poorly disguised hiding under the facade.

Having said all that, he did seem more plausible when he went offmessage, I’m just not sure it was enough to turn skeptical voters who saw the mess and mismanagement of previous Labor governments.

And let’s face it, that’s the real challenge he faces at the polls. Can the electorate take him on as an individual and on his own merits, or will they just see him as a different driver driving the same old clapped-together train of pain that Rudd and Gillard once drove?

I think it will be the later, and Bill’s days of leading his party postelection will shorten - pardon the pun.

Locally it has been an interesting campaign, with extremely diverse candidates gunning for the seat of Lindsay. We’ve had Fiona Scott as the sitting member trying to hold on to her seat, Labor’s Emma Hussar trying to wrestle it from her in, by many reports, a pretty aggressive style. Then we have 8 other candidates from minor parties and one independent in Marcus Cornish who platformed his campaign at the beginning as “too conservative for the Liberal Party” but ended up doing a preference deal with Labor.

This campaign may have been stoic to a degree, but the results will be riveting in terms of who those who might increase support over the next few terms if they keep at it.

I’d like to take this opportunity to praise our fabulous new political journalist Keegan Thomson, my wingman, who started with us and was literally thrown into the deep end of a federal campaign and never failed to deliver. Thanks champion.

Your thoughts? kerrie@nepeannews.com.au

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Report crime online MEMBER for Mulgoa, Tanya Davies MP, joined Superintendent Greg Peters, St Marys Local Area Commander, to review the NSW Police Force Community Portal, which went live on Wednesday, 15 June.

“The new Community Portal represents an important innovation, in allowing Mulgoa residents to report lost property, intentional damage or graffiti and theft through a secure and efficient site,” Tanya Davies said.

The Community Portal is linked to MyServiceNSW, allowing local residents to report non-urgent crime, to make and receive updates on the reported matter and to be contacted directly by police for further information, should it be required.

“As we continue to move further into the twenty-first century, the Baird Government recognises the significance of the use of technology in improving policing, including through the use of our $100 million Policing for Tomorrow technology fund,” said Tanya Davies.

One of the many advantages the Community Portal will provide for users is the ability to complete an initial crime report from anywhere that has access to the Internet.

“In responding to changing circumstances and times, I am delighted to see the NSW Police Force and Baird Government working together, ensuring that individuals across the State are able to make timely enquires,” Tanya Davies said.

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In order to make use of the portal, individuals simply need to create a MyServiceNSW account on the Service NSW website, if they have not done so already, or visit the home page of the NSW Police Force Community Portal.

“I am very much grateful for our local policemen and women, who serve us with pride and distinction and extend my thanks to Superintendent Peters for his time today. I can assure members of our community that this really is a worthwhile tool in the fight against crime,” said Tanya Davies.

For further information, or to go about using this exciting new platform, please visit: https:// portal.police.nsw.gov.au/ or https://www.service. nsw.gov.au/

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C’mon Penrith let’s go for Broke!

By Kerrie Davies

OKAY listen up Penrith peeps, as I have a story here that should interest every movie-goer that has any ounce of Penrith pride running through their veins, and your help is needed!

One of our own Penrith lads, Heath Davis, has made a movie that will take the world by storm. I’ve seen it and it is an absolute cracker of a film.

The movie, titled Broke, played at the Glenbrook Cinema last month and I can tell you that it caught myself and the packed audience by surprise that a local fella was responsible for the masterpiece we had just viewed. Not that we don’t believe in the abilities of our local born-and-breds, but it isn’t every day you see a movie that by all accounts could have come from Hollywood if you didn’t know any better, spawned from the talent of one of our neighbours.

And what’s even more astounding is that it was made on a shoe-string budget that consisted of crowdfunding dollars - for less than the price of producing a beer commercial.

And while the film is indeed the calibre of a Hollywood blockbuster,

it’s as far from yankie-doodle-dandyland as you please - with lovable and believable Aussie characters (with proper Aussie accents!) who have come to life from Heath’s own experiences growing up in this neck of the woods.

So here’s the part where your help is needed.

Hoyts Penrith have agreed to play Broke - as a one-off screening on July 20. But there’s a catch, just a wee one.

Hoyts require 65 pre-sold tickets to give the movie the nod. So we all need to jump online and purchase a ticket or two at just $20 a pop. Or maybe take a group? Make a fun night of it for the whole workplace?

Parting with a lobster is not much

to ask to get behind someone who has invested so much hard-work into this project, and what’s more you’ll thank me for pushing you to once you’ve seen the film. So C’mon Penrith, let’s go for Broke - literally - and book the place out!

Starring: Steve Le Marquand, Max Cullen and Claire Van Der Boom among many others, the story centres around an ageing rail worker, Cec, who finds his former footy hero-turned washed up gambling addict, Ben “BK” Kelly passed out late one evening and decides to take him in. Through the love and support of Cec and his single parent daughter, Terri, BK finally finds the courage he was once famous for on the field, off it, to tackle his demons

head on and ultimately win back the respect of the community he so deeply let down.

“Broke is a compelling and entertaining movie first and foremost.

It’s hard hitting at times but also very funny,” commented Mr Davis.

“It shines the spotlight on a growing social issue in problem gambling. It’s a complex issue that impacts everyone in some way, shape or form nowadays,” he continued.

“I hope the film gets people talking about it and also provides a ray of hope for those struggling with the disease.”

Mr Davis is optimistic about the film’s future in Penrith. It is currently scheduled to play in several other theatres domestically in addition to its overseas run.

“Hopefully if we sell out the session on the July 20 at Penrith Hoyts the audience demand will see the cinema give us a season,” said Mr Davis.

“Penrith residents will really identify with it and enjoy it. Word of mouth is very strong. We all know one of the characters in the film which is why it resonates,” he continued.

The screening can be booked online at https://www.tugg.com/ events/117352 At the time of print we needed just 35 more!

Daisy almost loses her eye in mystery injury

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Veterinary REPORT

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

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IT was a regular afternoon at the Johnson’s home when Sue Johnson heard her dogs have a small scuffle in the backyard. Her dogs like to play and sometimes they have an argument or two…this was normal for them.

She went into the yard and called her two dogs, Daisy and Sanford who came bounding over to her happily together side by side. It was then she noticed something strange about Daisy’s appearance. There was something wrong with Daisy’s eye!

Unable to look at it because she feared the worst, Sue quickly put Daisy in the car and took her to WellPet Nepean.

She couldn’t be sure, because all she saw was red flesh, but she feared that Daisy’s eye had come out!

Daisy met Dr. Beshoy who carefully examined the eye which was thankfully still in place and to Sue’s relief was ok. She had however sustained a very nasty open cut just below the eye from the eyelid down, which was quite shocking to look at. Daisy was lucky that she hadn’t damaged the eye because of how close the wound was! She had no other visible wounds on her and to this day Sue is not sure how she came to have such an injury... Could the scuffle been rougher than normal…or had she run into something? If only Daisy could tell us!

Daisy was admitted that afternoon

into hospital for the wound to be repaired.

She was given pain relief to ease the discomfort and given her age of 13 years (Daisy was in her senior years) was put immediately onto intravenous fluids to prepare her for a general anesthetic (GA). Under GA she would then have the nasty cut repaired and the skin under her eye sewn back to its correct place.

Dr. Sarav performed the surgery with success, two packets of suture material and a number of stitches later, she was put back to her normal looking self. She returned home that next afternoon. She was discharged with a head cone, pain relief and antibiotic medications to speed her

healing and ensure no further damage could be done.

She returned for her final recheck consultation last Friday. Her sutures were removed by Dr. Ben who examined her at Wellpet Mountains.

Dr. Ben was very pleased, although there was still some swelling present, to see Daisy’s wound is making a healthy recovery. Daisy would need to wear her head cone for a few more days before given the all clear. Get well soon Daisy!

It’s not uncommon for animals just like us, to find themselves with injuries from accidents like Daisy did. Rest assured no matter what time of day or night, WellPet Nepean has a team of Vets and Nurses on site to help you and your pet when needed.

Keep this number handy in case of an emergency; 1300 WELLPET (1300 935573).

Five fab local activities for these school holidays WITH the July school holidays fast approaching, now is the time for parents to be looking for fun and affordable things to do with their children.

Penrith Mayor Councillor Karen McKeown said parents can spend a lot of money in school holidays to keep their children occupied and entertained, but they don’t need to.

“Budget conscious parents are really spoilt for choice here, there are many low-cost or free activities for families and students to choose from in Penrith,” Cr McKeown said.

“For $20 or less a child could participate in a family art workshop at the Penrith Regional Gallery, attend a fun science workshop at the Penrith Observatory, go on a pirate cruise aboard the Nepean Belle or watch a performance of ‘The Little Prince’ at the Joan.

“Penrith Panthers have two weeks of daily activities which are either free or inexpensive to attend. These include craft workshops, a magic show, cooking workshops, an ARL clinic and movie screenings, “Cr McKeown said.

“Many of our world-class attractions also have school holiday specials in July, so I encourage parents to head to the Visit Penrith website for

information on these and other things to see and do in Penrith.”

Top five things to do in Penrith these school holidays 1. Family art workshop at the Penrith Regional Gallery - $20 Have fun working as a family to create your own ‘smelly’ portrait.

This Arcimboldo inspired activity might leave you looking bananas.

Add a shiny silver frame – ready to show off your masterpiece. penrithregionalgallery.org 2. Pirate cruise on the Nepean Belle - $15 Dress up in your favourite pirate and wench gear and hop aboard the Nepean

Belle for a 1.5 hour cruise on the infamous pirate infested waters of the Nepean River. Search for shipwrecks, gold and treasure while you enjoy tasty pirate fare. See who can walk the plank without falling off or try your hand at pinning the eye patch on the pirate. nepeanbelle.com.au 3. Rocket workshop at the Penrith Observatory - $12 Lots of fun for kids of all ages. Make and launch your own paper rocket and watch water rockets being launched.

The program will also include a short presentation, a 3D astronomy movie and SAFE and detailed viewing of the sun through our telescopes (weather

permitting). westernsydney.edu.au/ observatory 4. The Little Prince at the Joan - $18 For more than 70 years this timeless story has brought joy to adults and children alike with its beautiful insights and humour. Join the Little Prince and discover for yourself that those things which are essential are invisible to the eye. thejoan.com.au 5. Magic show at Penrith Panthers - Free Be amazed by the one, the only…

‘Joey the Magician’. This magic show is very interactive, big and colourful with loads of surprises throughout. penrith.panthers.com.au

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Getting to know ...

Fiona Scott with Jarrod McGrouther

1. What was your first paid job?

My first job was working for the family business.

My next job was working at Sizzler, Panthers.

2. What is your guilty pleasure?

Caramel, honeycomb! Yum!!!

3. What is your biggest fear/phobia and why?

Sharks. I never recovered after watching Jaws.

4. What is your worst habit?

I am addicted to Game of Thrones!

5. Best advice you’ve even been given?

Always be true to yourself 6. If you only had $50 left in the bank, how would you spend it?

I would buy food for my pets.

7. Favourite holiday destination and why?

Home, I love being at home and potting around in the garden.

8 Do you have a favourite sporting team?

The Penrith Panthers 9. Name one reason that you love western Sydney I love the lifestyle because it is my home.

10. In three words, describe your perfect Sunday Relaxing/coffee/family

Rotary supporting young people through literacy LITERACY has been an emphasis of Rotary International since 1986. It is estimated that a quarter of the world’s population is functionally illiterate, but the problem cannot be blamed solely on a lack of educational opportunities. Educators agree that a host of factors beginning with early child development contribute to the mastery of basic literacy skills.

Rotary Club of St Marys have taken this up as an opportunity to support children from Bennett Road Public School in their ‘Books in Homes’ Project. The Rotary Club of St Marys are providing nine books throughout a year to each of the participating students.

These books will be appropriately selected for linking early learning back into each child’s home; ensuring learning is seen as an extended opportunity for both children and their parents/carers well beyond the physical confines of the school.

Members of the Rotary Club of St Marys attended last Friday’s School Assembly to present ten children with their first pack of books for the year.

The children were so proud to receive these books in front of their school friends.

“Rotary is about serving the community and has a particular interest in assisting in the development of young people,” said Rotary Club of St Marys President Phillip Martin.

“In this instance St Marys Rotary identified some students from Bennett Road Public School that would benefit from specific literacy books to assist with their development. We arranged the purchase of the books and presented them to the individual students concerned. It was very rewarding to see the delight on the children’s faces when they received the books.”

“We are so excited to become a partner in Rotary Club of St Marys ‘Books in Home Project’ this year,

Rotary Club of St Marys President Phillip Martin, Terry Bulloch and school representative Ruth Doyle reading in the library with the students of Bennett Road Public School

this initiative has come at a great time in some of our students’ school life,” said Mrs Natalie Marr.

“Reading is one of the most important skills a child can learn, and having their own books to take home is such a great motivation for these students.”

If you wish to know more about or become involved in Rotary in our community, please contact President Phillip Martin (m) 0413 771 770.

July meeting MONDAY 18th July 2016 – Nepean Evening VIEW Club are holding their Xmas in July Dinner Meeting at Panthers Penrith arrive 7.00pm for 7.30pm meal cost $28 (bookings essential). Wear Xmas gear and enjoy some fun and games. New members warmly welcomed. Details and bookings to Colleen on 4735 4982. Women of VIEW support the Smith Family’s Learning for Life programme supporting disadvantaged children.

Karl Preuss, our very own table tennis star

By Jarrod McGrouther

WHEN you think of table tennis, your mind immediately races to a fast paced game, almost too hard to watch on television. The ball is stuck with such pace and precision that it’s hard to fathom the time and dedication it takes to become good enough to compete at a tournament level.

But for some, they see table tennis differently. Every two years, the World Veteran Table Tennis Championships are held, featuring the best players in the world from the ages of 40 and over.

And when I say over, there’s even a 90 and over category, which features some of the best tournament play of the masters event.

Not one to shy away from competition, Australia has had success at the games this year, including local product Karl Preuss, flying the Australian flag with pride. The 87 year old competed in the championships just seven weeks after open-heart surgery for valve replacement and aorta repair, an unbelievable effort to say the least. To top off the tremendous effort, Karl won bronze in the over 85’s B-doubles category, an achievement he is extremely proud of.

This year’s tournament was held in Spain at the end of May, consisting of six days of gruelling tournament play. 187 tables in total are set up to accommodate the competition, with players travelling from far and wide to compete, playing singles and doubles in both the men’s and women’s categories.

For the Australian competitors, it involved a 20-hour flight just to get to the tournament, with Karl stating it was a long way to travel, but well worth it.

“You have to prepare mentally, it was a long trip, but you can overcome it if you want to. The first 14 hour leg was okay, but the last six hours was a bit shaky.”

Karl was born in Germany and moved to Australia some years ago, and brought with him his love affair with the game. When asked why he chose table tennis, Karl’s reason for playing was a simple one.

“I’ve been playing for 50 years or so.

I played a bit in a factory in Germany before I moved to Australia. I was looking for exercise but didn’t want to waste any daytime, so I found a sport to play at night time.”

From all reports, the off court action is just as competitive and entertaining as the serious stuff. As you can imagine, the wealth of worldly experience sees bars, restaurants and pubs bursting with tales from around

Karl with his daughter, Kingswood Florist’s Jo Dickens

the globe. Karl always has one group he fits right in with, mainly due to his bilingual abilities.

“I always meet the German people, they always point out saying that’s the Australian that speaks good German.

We definitely look forward to seeing each other every second year.”

The tournament heads to America in two years time, with Karl aiming to compete in the over 90’s age category.

He has his sights set on Gold this time around, and is determined to reach his goal. But if all else fails, he aims to keep playing the game he loves. Well done Karl, a true inspiration to us all.

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State budget: “NSW leading the nation”

By Kerrie Davies

THE Baird Government handed down the NSW Budget last week, and the big winners were education (1100 new classrooms across the state), small business (payroll tax rebate) and women and children escaping domestic violence.

Other items of note were a $40 million assistance package for homeless youth, and of course the $9.7 Million roads package with a focus on western Sydney in terms of infrastructure that will support the airport.

Locally, Stuart Ayres MP said infrastructure projects funded in the 2016-17 Budget in Penrith include: · $1.9 Million to begin construction of traffic lights at The Northern Road and Andromeda Drive • $4.5 Million to continue planning the widening of Mulgoa Road/ Castlereagh Road between Andrews Road and Glenmore Parkway (also part of Mulgoa electorate) • $4.8 Million to commence construction of the upgrade of the Ross Street and GWH intersection at Glenbrook • $31 Million to start upgrading the Northern Road between the M4 and Jamison Road at South Penrith • Almost $23 Million for the Nepean shared pedestrian cyclist bridge • Construction of Penrith’s Ambulance superstation • Planning for the Nepean Hospital upgrade Tanya Davies MP said Infrastructure projects funded in the 2016-17 Budget for Mulgoa include: • $32 million for the complete construction of the upgrade of Old Wallgrove Road between the M7 Motorway and Erskine Park Link Road; • Over $7 million for the commencement of intersection upgrades at Erskine Park Road and Bennett Road, Coonawarra Drive, Pepper Tree Drive and Explorers Way; • $6 million allocated for planning for the new M12 motorway; • $1.5 million for continued planning for the upgrade of The Horsley Drive between the M7 Motorway and Cowpasture Road; • $1.3 million for the continued planning of the upgrade of Mamre Road between the M4 Motorway and James Erskine Drive; and • $1.7 million for a portion of pavement at Park Road to be strengthened as part of general maintenance, west from The Northern Road at Luddenham Labor MP for Londonderry, Prue Car, slammed the state budget, issuing

the following statement: “The State Budget has failed to deliver for the schools and hospitals that we need in Western Sydney.

“It is insulting that Mike Baird can find $48 million for a bridge, but has only given Nepean Hospital an extra $1 million for planning.

“Nepean Hospital is struggling and is being left behind by this Government. Doctors have resorted to publically begging for more money in the media just so they can do their jobs.

“On top of this, in my own community we have seen another promise broken with no money allocated for the promised Jordan Springs Primary School.

“What Mike Baird has done to TAFE in NSW is nothing short of criminal. The figures speak for themselves – less enrollments, staff sacked and money ripped out of the system.

“I will continue to fight for more health and education funding for Western Sydney. We are a booming region and Mike Baird’s cuts are only hurting our community.”

However Gina Field, President of the Penrith Valley Chamber of Commerce commended the state budget.

“It was good to hear that NSW government finances are in a strong position and we can expect small surpluses in the next few years,” she said.

“It was also particularly pleasing to see the dropping of three state taxes for businesses saving the business sector some $400m per year.

“Whilst the payroll tax rebate as part of The Jobs Action plan to target businesses with less than 50 employees will provide some relief in this area, I believe more still needs to be done in this area.

“And finally the roads upgrade in Western Sydney including the West Connex, upgrading of roads to support the Badgerys Creek airport is one that I know will have a large positive impact on our members.”

Angry Anderson bidding for a senate seat as ALA candidate

By Kerrie Davies

GARY “Angry” Anderson has lived an incredibly full life, and most of it has been in the hair-raising, bare-knuckled superfast lane.

He’s battled drugs, alcohol, depression as well as been a victim of molestation and domestic abuse. But he has beaten his demons and come out on the flip-side - and not just lived to the tell the tale - but has gone out of his way to share it, particularly with our youth in hopes he can help others.

A household name, Angry is probably best known for his Rose Tattoo days, followed by many appearances on television and his involvement in a string of charity events Anderson led the band Rose Tattoo through six studio albums until disbanding the group in 1987, by which time he was the only member remaining from the early line-up. During 1986, as Rose Tattoo was winding down following the recording of Beats from a Single Drum, Anderson joined The Party Boys for an Australian tour, but never recorded with them. By this time Anderson had established himself as an advocate on social issues and made regular appearances on the Channel Nine programs The Midday Show with Ray Martin and then A Current Affair as a human interest reporter.

Now he’s about to give an entirely different career a nudge - he’s running as a Senate Candidate for the Australian Liberty Alliance (ALA) in the July 2 federal election.

I spoke with Angry this week to get the lowdown on why he’s decided to give politics a tilt.

“I wanted to throw my support behind Kirralee (Smith, who is number one on the ALA senate ticket). I hope Lindsay will also get behind our candidate, Steve Roddick. I like the way the party came about, Necessity is the mother of all invention,” he said.

A new party in the political arena, ALA has over twenty key policy areas, but the one that has arguably gained the most attention with is the party’s pledge to “stop the Islamisation of Australia.” Their manifesto calls for a ten-year moratorium on immigration from Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries, excluding persecuted non-Muslim minorities from those countries.

“I was mostly attracted to the ALA’s policy of smaller government, and as romantic as it sounds, the more I read the more I wanted to get involved,” Angry said.

“Traditional conservative government just doesn’t satisfy, and why do we spend so much money yet achieve so little result? It’s like the definition of insanity to repeatedly do

the same thing but expect a different result.”

Anderson said he is motivated by not a career move but a calling, and believes he’d be bringing a wealth of real-life education and experience to parliament.

“I come from a poor, working class background and I’ve been considered a rebel in my time. But I think I can bring some common sense. I can’t believe we have governments who calculate loss and waste into the budget.

They know they’re going to waste money, yet instead of addressing the loss they accommodate it!” Anderson said.

“Our bureaucracy is staffed by the left, and yet when the question is asked why newly elected governments don’t put a broom through departments, the

answer is that it would cost too many dollars. So its better to have dead weight?

“When political correctness reared it’s ugly head, I thought, this is not going to go well for us. I’m an oldschool bloke who sees things in old-school terms. And what I see is political correctness has turned our schools into indoctrination rather than education.”

On the topic of “the Islamisation of Australia” policies ALA hold, Anderson was quite clear on his reasoning and didn’t make any attempt to distance from it.

“I’m wearing a jersey and its clearly marked,” he said.

“I believe in the 10-year moratorium because it gives a chance to take a breather and look at what is going on.

“Sadly, a certain percentage (of Muslims) aren’t on our side. There are those on the left who support open border policies, when you look at what is going on in the rest of the world, what makes them think Australia will be magically exempt?

“Radical Islamists are a problem, some say 2 per cent, some say 10 per cent, whatever, I see Islam as a flawed ideology that can be interpreted in a negative fashion. Of course there’s the peaceful majority, but the fact is Islam does have quite a few looneys for members and they need to own it, and take one for the team. Team Australia.

“Let’s have a buffer zone, take some deep breaths and look at the problem for what it is.”

In 1993 Gary “Angry” Anderson was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia medal, but he rarely uses the initials after his name that he’s entitled to. People often ask him why he doesn’t, does he not think he’s earned the title?

“I’m earning it,” he said.

“I’m not one to blow my own trumpet. I didn’t feel at the time (of receiving the accolade) that I had done anything special. So I’m happy to spend the rest of my life justifying it.”

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2016 Federal Election Labor running a Medi-scare campaign LABOR ramped up their scare campaign in Lindsay last week after a number of nurses were spotted handing out unionist material at the pre polling centre in Penrith.

Representatives from the New South Wales Nurses and Midwives Association and nurses from Nepean Hospital last week handed out material outlining suggested cuts to Medicare and Nepean Hospital.

During her #60secondpitch to voters, ALP candidate for Lindsay, Emma Husar claimed the Liberal government had invested $5 million into a Medicare privatisation taskforce.

“If you want Medicare to stay as Medicare is you need to vote Labor,” she said.

This Medicare scare campaign is the

Former MP backs Cr. Cornish CONTROVERSIAL former member for Lindsay, Jackie Kelly, was out campaigning for independent candidate Marcus Cornish during pre polling in Penrith.

On the Monday of the last week of the election, Ms Kelly was handing out ‘how to vote’ cards with the independent candidate in a hope to boost Cr. Cornish’s popularity.

Insiders say Ms Kelly was eyeing off a run in the federal election but decided to throw her support behind Cr. Cornish instead.

Cr. Cornish famously cut ties to the Liberal Party on the first day of the election claiming they had lost their conservative roots.

After the ballot draw Cr. Cornish confused hard-core conservative voters when he preferenced the Labor Party, a moved seen as a spiteful and negative attack against sitting Liberal MP, Fiona Scott.

Adding to the confusion the hard-right conservative has made it clear he supports the left wing Labor candidate for Lindsay, Emma Husar, over other conservative alternatives.

Talking to Fairfax Media, Cr. Cornish said he saw Ms Husar as a better candidate because “She’s more independent of her party, whereas Fiona Scott is just a party puppet.”

Cr. Cornish, a Tony Abbott loyalist, has made his detest for Ms Scott and Malcolm Turnbull clear after he was suspended in February from the Liberal Party for disseminating a letter criticising the current PM.

Volunteers, union members and candidates hand out ‘how to vote’ cards and unionist materials at pre poll. Source: Tom Carey

same style of tactics the ALP is using nation wide, with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten saying during the Labor Launch in Penrith recently, “Piece by piece, brick by brick, the Liberals want

to tear Medicare down.”

Fiona Scott, Lindsay’s Liberal incumbent, has rebuked these claims telling Nepean News the government will never privatise Medicare.

“After three years in opposition, Labor has demonstrated that all they have left is a scare campaign that seeks to divide Australians. The Government has been extremely clear – we will not privatise Medicare; the Government will never privatise Medicare,” Ms Scott said.

Even at the pre polling place Ms Scott echoes these comments with her corflutes boasting Prime Ministers Malcolm Turnbull’s personal promise to the voters, “I guarantee Medicare stays.”

It seems Ms Scott isn’t the only one rejecting the medicare scare campaign with a Galaxy poll showing 45 per cent of voters do not believe the claims being thrown around by Labor, while 38 per cent agree with Bill Shorten’s claims.

Kingsley shows off his multicultural roots

Kingsley Liu brings a comic edge to the Lindsay campaign. Source: Supplied.

KINGSLEY Liu has added a comical edge to this campaigning by playing on his Chinese heritage and adding a little self deprecating humour into the mix.

The Greens candidate for Lindsay used billboards with slogans like, “Nerd appeal, not sex appeal” and “Asian Greens are good for you” to provoke interest in his fight to claim the seat of Lindsay.

The billboard on the Norther Road pokes fun whilst having a dig at Fiona Scott, Liberal MP for Lindsay, who was famously described during the 2013 campaign by former PM Tony Abbott has having “sex appeal”.

Recently the billboard was changed with the slogan saying “Asian Greens are good for you”.

Mr Liu said, “The Lindsay electorate gets a healthy reminder of Greens policies. Affordable housing, strong Nepean Hospital, save TAFE, and National anti corruption body.”

Throughout the 2016 election Mr Liu has been highlighting the many multicultural facets of the Nepean

region by displaying corflutes at pre polling in Hindi and Arabic.

According to Mr Liu, “Four of Lindsay candidates have anti mosque and or anti-Islamic policies” but that wont stop him from campaigning with “corflutes in Arabic to take the Greens message to 2% of Lindsay who speak and read Arabic.”

The Australia First Party, who is running Jim Saleam as their candidate, has taken aim at Mr Liu’s open multiculturalism and have shared a post calling the Hindi and Arabic signs, “hieroglyphics”.

“The Greens, fully whacked as they are known to be, had a sign that was printed in some sort of foreign hieroglyphics. We were unsure of what the script was, but whatever it said was lost on just about the entire public that don’t talk that crap, which can only be a good thing,” their facebook post read.

This is Mr Liu’s first federal election campaign. You can watch Mr Liu and Mr Saleam’s #60secondpitch on the Nepean News facebook page.

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Liberals spending big bucks in Lindsay IN the final two weeks of the election campaign the Liberal Party has been spending up a storm with big ticket promises offered up to the Lindsay electorate if the Coalition is returned to power on July 2.

Since June 22 the Coalition has promised $22.4 million in federal funding for local investments in recreational, environmental and health services.

At the forefront of the all these promises is Fiona Scott, the Liberal incumbent for Lindsay, who is desperately fighting off Labor candidate Emma Husar.

With Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt, Ms Scott announced a $11.9 million investment in the Cumberland Conservation Corridor.

Money from that $11.9 million will go towards environmental land acquisition, 29 future Green Army projects across the Cumberland and $1 million for the planting of indigenous plant varieties around the conservation corridor.

In the same day, Ms Scott announced

Fed. Environment Minister Greg Hunt, Fiona Scott MP and Green Army workers.

Source: Keegan Thomson

a $3.44 million investment into specialised services to help curb the ice epidemic gripping western Sydney.

In an announcement she said, “Ice is ruining lives, destroying communities and does not discriminate. This money will provide much needed services to people in our region that are grappling with ice addiction and substance misuse.”

The money will go to the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health

Network who will commission specialised ice rehabilitation day clinics across the Nepean and Blue Mountains region.

On Tuesday this week, Ms Scott announced another big ticket item for the Nepean region with the Defence Minister, Senator Marise Payne.

Ms Scott announced a $5 million revamp of the Nepean River precinct and Tench Reserve, along the Penrith side of the Nepean River.

Stephen Lynch speaks out about pre poll conditions CANDIDATE for the Nick Xenophon Team, Stephen Lynch, has spoken out about the “frightening” and dangerous conditions of the pre polling booth and the over the top behaviour of candidates are displaying in front of voters.

According to Mr Lynch the scenes around the pre polling booth on High street, Penrith resemble that of a scary obstacle course.

“Candidates and volunteers for major and minor party alike seem intent on scaring the daylights out of prospective voters” Mr Lynch said.

With this eight week long election campaign winding down, the NXT candidate outlined a few of the more curious sites seen at pre poll.

“Labor embellishes plans to privatise Medicare, the Coalition amplifies the consequences of Brexit, while various minor parties warn of the impending Islamification of Australia. Even the Ghost of Elections Past made an appearance when Jackie Kelly handed out how-to-vote cards for Independent Marcus Cornish,” he said.

Mr Lynch went on to criticise the state of the pre poll place saying the ramp up to the entrance was dangerously slippery when wet and offered up difficulties for people with poor mobility.

“Not only does the ramp have a step up to it, it is very steep and incredibly slippery when wet” Mr Lynch said. “Last week a vision-impaired man tripped up the step but was thankfully unharmed”.

Mr Lynch told Nepean News in a statement about an event where an elderly lady ‘took a heavy fall’ on the way up to the polling booth, after which an ambulance was called and she was rushed off to Nepean Hospital

Stephen Lynch, NXT candidate, outside pre polling.

Source: Tom Carey

with a suspected dislocated shoulder. Subsequently the pre poll booth was temporarily closed.

Mr Lynch added, “Regardless who wins Lindsay this election, I believe I speak for all candidates when I state it is my hope that the pre-polling booth at future elections it located at a much safer spot”.

The pre poll booth in question is at 580 High St, Penrith.

In the revamp will be a redesign of the boat ramp, a bigger trailer car park, a redevelopment of land to include a new shopping and restaurant precinct and the widening of roads in the area.

Minister Payne said the whole processes was apart of PM Malcolm Turnbull’s plan to redevelop western Sydney.

“The precinct facelift is in addition to a wider $3.6 billion joint federalstate investment to revamp Western Sydney by upgrading roads and infrastructure and the creation of an innovation corridor, which will be an incubator for smart jobs within 30 minutes travel of local residents’ homes,” Minister Payne said.

On top of all the big spends was a $2 million promise to upgrade the overused and rundown netball courts at Jamison Park so the region would attract more international and state based netball titles.

With polls edging closer and closer between Ms Scott and Ms Husar it seems these big ticket spends are a sweetener for any undecided voter.

Liberals run the odds all the way ACROSS this long and drawn out campaign Sportsbet has supplied us with realtime updates on who has the better odds of winning the marginal, bellwether seat of Lindsay.

Throughout the whole campaign Fiona Scott, Liberal incumbent, has led the charge, and on election eve her odds still put her on top. She was formerly sitting on an unbeatable $1.01 but has blown out slightly to $1.27.

Labor candidate for Lindsay, Emma Husar has had a rollercoaster ride, according to Sportsbet. At the moment she sits on $3.50.

Ms Husar saw her odds firm somewhat after the Labor Party launch held in Lindsay in the middle of June. During the campaign she’s been the most turbulent of all the odds sitting on as low as $2.50 at one point and as high as $6.00 at another.

Newcomer and NXT candidate, Stephen Lynch has gone from $51.00 to $21.00 and is now sitting at $31.00 which puts him in third place.

Kingsley Liu, from the Greens, and Marcus Cornish, an independent and ex-Liberal, are sitting on $51 each with Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party Candidate sitting on $81.00.

Pulling up the rear is the ALA, the AJP, Family First and Australia First who are all sitting on odds of $151.00 to $1.

Even though Sportsbet isn’t an official poll they show interesting trends and statistics of how the voters are thinking. On July 2 we’ll see just how accurate these kinds of trends can be.

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Q&A with Dr Jim Saleam, Australia First Party

By Kerrie Davies

DR JIM Saleam is running as the Australia First candidate in Lindsay.

He’s been politically active since he was a teenager and has always been a strong voice and advocate against immigration and globalisation. Dr Saleam has a PhD in Politics and is the leader of the Australia First party, which was founded in 1996.

What made you decide to nominate for Lindsay?

Two reasons, firstly there are particular issues arising from Australia’s economic globalisation that run all the way through the Lindsay electorate. Some of those things involve the placement of so-called refugees, the massive commercial development of Penrith city and the massive program of foreign property purchase within Penrith city. Also, the global growth corridor that’s going to link the economy with a massive expansion of the University of Western Sydney in overseas students. We regard these things as really nothing to do with the benefit of the Australian population, but this is something coming from the top - the economic powers that be in this country and it’s actually antiAustralian.

The second reason for running in Lindsay is that ever since we became very active in that area, we’ve become aware of.. what you might call a Liberal Party-centred operation to make sure that we never prosper in western Sydney. We have a lot of material on this. We intend to prosper in western Sydney, and therefore we’ve been compelled to enter into a type of ideological political warfare that the ordinary voter doesn’t

necessarily see. They’ll see things in front of them and think, “why are they doing this and why are they doing that?” It’s actually a battle for the political hearts and minds in the area.

What are the main platforms of your campaign?

We don’t wish for the Lindsay area to become part of a global growth corridor, which means the undermining of Australian jobs and work conditions in what is, in effect, an alien enclave. We are actively opposed to the Chinese grab on homes and land – they make it difficult for Aussies to buy homes and puts business and farmland into foreign hands. We are opposed to the overdevelopment of Penrith by essentially Chinese dominated development.

The transport industry in this area needs to be protected, or truckies will be forced off their properties. We also demand that the refugee program and its associated crime, violence, cheap labour, welfare and housing privilege be ended. There’s no place for Mosques in Penrith. It’s also time to end Muslim immigration and it’s time to encourage them to go home.

We need to stop road tolls. All roads should be in public hands and roads such as the M4 should be renamed freeways – not as double-taxing tollways.

The Ice epidemic and hard drug epidemic in this area also needs to be treated by way of compulsory detoxification.

Why should voters support you, rather than vote with a major party?

Casting a vote for a so-called

minor party is in fact a very useful vote. We say to always preference your sitting member last, regardless of which party they are from. That’s how you really make a change across the country, and that will benefit Australia.

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Lastly, can you summarise in a sentence why voters should vote for you?

Australia First’s view is always a nationalist one, and what Australia First is, is in its very name – Australia First.

By Keegan Thomson

Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party candidate for Lindsay SCOTT Grimley is running for the seat of Lindsay and flying the flag for Derry Hinch’s Justice Party.

Nepean News asked Mr Grimley about his political ambitions and his motivations.

Why did you decide to run for Lindsay?

Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party stands for harsher sentencing and bail and parole reform for violent criminals. We believe a priority should be to make a safer society for all Australians. I

made the decision to run for the seat of Lindsay to make a better and safer society for all. The major two parties seem more focussed on preserving their jobs and the privileges with which that comes. Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party will be a true voice for all Australians - not a puppet for a party line. I believe, by representing Lindsay, I can make positive changes to benefit everyday Australians, not benefits to just a political party or big corporations.

What are the three things you’d change for Lindsay if elected?

One of the main goals of Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party is to establish a national public register of convicted sex offenders. I will also work hard to make sure there are work opportunities in Lindsay. Equality and domestic violence reforms are also high on my list and I will work closely with local government to achieve positive change to ensure a safer community.

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Q&A with Fiona Scott, Liberal candidate

By Kerrie Davies

FIONA Scott has been the Federal Member for Lindsay since 2013. As a local, Fiona is passionate about getting more things done for our community.

Born and raised locally, Fiona is proud to call the Nepean Valley home.

on the drug in the local region.

I also brought together a forum on 14 April, 2015, to discuss ice uptake in Western Sydney and this was attended by more than 100 senior health professionals, social welfare experts, police, paramedics, community representatives, concerned constituents and the families, at the coalface of the problem, living with children and partners heavily dependent on amphetamines like ice.

This solution brings together the expertise of Nepean Hospital and the Nepean/Blue Mountains Primary Health Network to properly manage this issue.

Our commitments are funded and our commitments have been planned and developed over the last three years to ensure they are what our community requires.

This Government has a plan for our region to ensure it grows and develop to a place where you can live, work and play.

Why should we re-elect you as the local member, and the Turnbull Government?

The Turnbull Government is bringing jobs closer to your homes and helping grow the region the way we would like to see it be developed.

The recently announced Western Sydney City Deal will stimulate job growth and be centred around Western Sydney Airport – the most significant piece of infrastructure that will ever be built in the region - and passenger rail that will link people to the jobs created around the airport.

It addresses the two critical challenges for Western Sydney stimulating job growth and better transport links between the region and the rest of Sydney.

The new airport alone will create 39,000 new jobs over the next 20 years, but we aim to do much better.

Some of those jobs include 12,200 smart jobs through Sydney Science Park, along with tradies and engineers that will be in demand through the upgrade of Northern and Mulgoa Roads.

We aim to catalyse the additional 178,000 new homes and almost 200,000 new jobs that will be required to support the population directly

around the airport - which is projected to reach over 1.4 million over this period.

Another way we are creating jobs locally is to invest in sports, recreational and arts facilities, to bring business to the region.

What do you offer on a local level?

We recently announced funds for the construction of further netball courts at Jamisontown Park, which will qualify the region to hold the State titles. We have also allocated

funds to upgrade the Nepean River precinct with a new boat ramp and amenities and Lewers Gallery with new airconditioning for art requiring climate control.

We are also addressing the local issue surrounding the uptake of the drug ice.

We recently invested nearly $4 million into programs at Nepean Hospital and the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network to work together with law enforcement agencies to manage those dependent

Many voters say they think the two major parties are almost the same. Tell us what’s different about the Coalition?

We are committed to the people of Lindsay, we are committed to the environment, we are committed to ensuring Lindsay can be a great place to live well into the future. There are no plans to privatise medicare, these things are just a straight scare campaign. You can also trust the Coalition Government to ensure the security of Australia.

Deborah Blundell Q&A

By Keegan Thomson

Animal Justice Party candidate for Lindsay DEBORAH May Blundell is an animal rights activist and the Animal Justice Party’s candidate for Lindsay.

She’s running in her first federal election and is determined to raise the issue of animal injustice.

Why did you decided to run for Lindsay?

I was brought up in a warm, loving home with my mother, father and sister; and always felt blessed for even as a child I knew there was sadness and indifference in society.

As I grew into adulthood, got married and watched my three beautiful children grow up, I began to understand more so the importance through my children’s eyes of a right to free speech and a life they decided

to live with determination. Their persistence to achieve their goals in life, had made me also decide to shoot for a goal I never thought was possible, and that was being the Animal Justice Party candidate for Lindsay.

We have animals in our lives that we love, and they love us back unreservedly and because of this friendship between animals and ourselves I knew that society needed to reflect more on the plight of not just animal companions, but of wildlife and factory farmed animals.

So why become the candidate for the Animal Justice Party in Lindsay?

Because I am a determined and never ending advocate for animals, believing that social justice is not just

for humans but also for animals. By bringing significant animal issues to the forefront of politics we will all begin to comprehend and understand the imposition put on animals by society.

What are the three things you’d change for Lindsay if elected?

• Greyhound racing and gambling are intimately connected. This inevitably leads to over breeding and the killing of healthy dogs. and because of this the key objective is to phase out greyhound racing.

• There could be a change where AJP policies on companion animals as one of the key objectives will be to provide shelters with adequate funding to cater to lost and unwanted

animals.

• An AJP policy on education holds a key objective to implement programs that increase and support positive interactions between students and wildlife, rescued farm and companion animals such as volunteer days and placements at shelters and sanctuaries.

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Legends of the Nepean

By Jarrod McGrouther

COLYTON High School has an exceptional HSIE teacher on their books.

Stevenie Harman, the affable and highly respected educator has racked up an enviable 37-year teaching career at the school.

Stevenie’s tenure is a feat on it’s own; however, her passion and involvement

in wartime commemorative services is what earned Stevenie’s nomination as a Legend of the Nepean by St Marys Vietnam Veterans Outpost.

Living in Australia, we are proud of our armed forces and are taught from a young age about the history of conflicts Australia has been involved in. For Stevenie, her experiences growing up were different, but nevertheless shaped a similar passion and pride in Australia’s war history. Two stories define Stevenie’s story, each a spinetingling tale.

The first is a story told by Stevenie’s mother. Born in 1934, Stevenie’s parents grew up in Hull, England.

A busy fishing port, Hull was under severe attack during WWII; in fact, by the end of the war, it was the second most bombed city in England behind London.

Elaborating, Stevenie described a horrific incident that occurred to her mother during WWII, impacting Stevenie’s views on the world to this day.

“The house my mother lived in was actually bombed, and our life-long love affair with cats began that day. During the incident she had pushed her little kittens into the pockets of her duffle

coat. The floor had shifted and she was buried under the floor, so in the rubble the house was gone, and the meow of the little cats in her pockets saved her life,” Stevanie told me.

At the time Stevenie’s mother was 10, a time of her life that is rarely spoken about, explaining that the experiences of growing up in England during the war were very tough.

“I think it’s very hard for Australian people to understand what it was like to grow up as a civilian in a country that was at war,” she continued.

“They’d go to school the next day and the person they sat next to wouldn’t be there, and it would be where’s so and so, oh their house got bombed last night, so they’d either moved away or been killed.”

Stevenie was also born in England, the setting for the second important story. There, Stevenie ironically also witnessed a unique experience at the age of 10 that has no doubt contributed to her passion about educating the youth on the history of the armed services.

“I was picked in the all-England recorder band to play at the Royal Festival Hall in London, which happened to be on the same day as

Remembrance Day,” Stevenie said.

“Because we were performing that night, we went to the Remembrance Day ceremony. These Lancaster bombers flew over and opened their bomb bay doors and millions, not hundreds, millions of poppies floated down.”

The image was described to me as if it were yesterday. Each poppy representing someone who had died in the war, leaving Stevenie and I to talk about why we can’t let this type of carnage ever happen again.

Moving to Australia in 1968, Stevenie began to learn how important ANZAC Day is to Australians. For the past 15 years, Stevenie has organised the ANZAC day services at Colyton High School, and each year the involvement levels from pupils has grown. Stevenie explained that she believes in teaching the importance of remembrance, but also about progress moving forwards.

“While its important to remember, its also important to teach the kids that we need to do everything possible to avoid this sort of carnage again. It’s important to remember the people who did give everything to try to change things.”

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STEVENIE HARMAN Stevenie always takes her students to the ANZAC Day dawn service, Vietnam Veterans Day held on the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, and the ANZAC Day march. Luckily for the students, they are allowed to participate and represent the school with pride. Being a multicultural school, Stevenie explained that this past ANZAC day, the representation included African, Fijian-Indian, Pacific Island and a range of other ethnic groups happy to take part and contribute, adding, “it doesn’t matter where they’re from because Australia is now their home.”

When quizzed on the impact of her lessons on past students, Stevenie recalled a few examples of times she believed it had all been worth it.

“One of the boys has joined the navy, he’s now at ADFA, another boy became so passionate about ANZAC day that he actually got a Premier’s ANZAC scholarship, so yes I think it has had an impact,” she continued.

“I had a boy come stand here (pointing to her desk) at recess one day, he walked in and just stood there, as I’m marking my roll on the computer I asked what he was doing. He said I’m standing here, and I responded yes I

can see that, before he replied, I really want to be in that catafalque party, I’m showing you I can stand still.”

Additionally, last year there was a collection to help fund the building of a school in Pozieres in France, with Colyton high raising one of the highest fundraising totals of any school in the state. With children donating what they had, the school raised over $2000.

Finishing our conversation with a question on why Colyton is so important to her, Stevenie’s answer

was dignified.

“The kids here deserve to have people that want to be here for them.

I became a teacher to teach people things that one day they can teach other people.”

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should feel extremely lucky to have Stevenie Harman as their teacher. A passionate, caring and community focused member of the Nepean should be rewarded, and we here at Nepean News wish Stevenie all the best moving forwards.

Stevenie Harman nominated as a Legend of the Nepean

by St Marys Vietnam Veterans Outpost If you know a local legend, send us a nomination at nepeannews@aol.com

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TODAY’S story is going to be about procrastination, well maybe it is going to be - anyway who knows?

In my type of industry, the beloved procrastinators are almost a breed of their own, I truly believe that there is an island somewhere in the pacific that is just filled with procrastinators, and they are just bumping into tropical palm trees rubbing their heads and moving to the next palm to knock themselves on. They are all starving to death because they can’t decide what to eat, there is no cabins, light or fires, it is just vast land with people aimlessly walking over the island, almost like a scene from walking dead, except these people are not zombies, well I don’t believe so?

I call them “The serial navel pickers” you know, the people that just pick the fluff from their navels and wonder if at birth their tube was cut internally or externally and does this particular useless apparatus look

attractive? The little dot thing that sits on my stomach and serves no purpose except to aid the procrastinator, well I guess anyway?

Why am I writing this? Well you see, in my line of work, if I had a dollar for every time I said “I told you so” I would be probably sipping a Moet from Jimmy Choo shoes on Frank Lowie’s boat somewhere.

Then we have the people that lack pro-activeness. Whilst the two P’s – Procrastination and lack of Proactiveness are like chalk and cheese and ebony and ivory, they are still on par with each other, however when you get a human with both these wonderful ground-breaking qualities, I think the technical medical and scientific term for this may be “royally stuffed!” Just saying.

While I won’t mention names or locations, my mind just friggn boggles at times, with the localised flooding a few weeks ago. Pamphlets,

With Gina Field, Nepean Regional Security

carrier pigeons, neon signs and SWAT kicking your door in to deliver the message, yes we all had notice of the flooding and heavy rains, yet boneheads continued to drive into flood waters, in cars that you couldn’t even swing a cat in. I honestly feel like smacking people with the “proactiveness stick”, then the “Common sense” stick to finish off the job.

I was reading story after story on Facebook of tragedy, yet I was getting calls from some of my clients to check their business sites for damage, ceiling and roof problems and flooding. Being proactive and not procrastinating.

So, you may be asking, what the hell has this got to do with security?

And get on with it you crazy woman.

The two P’s, to the security industry is like kryptonite to superman. Why? I hear you ask. Well? You would be surprised how many people I speak to who say that they don’t need any

form of security because it will never happen to them, no one would steal what they sell, we have good neighbours, we have high fences, we have a savage dog and the friggn list goes on, and on and on. Sigh….

However ( as I gulp my coffee on this frosty Sunday morning, whilst typing this), I then get a phone call, usually with a person screaming frantically down the phone asking for me to pull security techs out of my rear end at midnight, because ….. They have been broken in to. I usually get the words “yes I know you told me, but..” So whilst I don’t have to tell you the rest, the two P’s can be very dangerous in most, if not all, situations in life.

So there you have it- Pro-activeness for PM, no zombies were hurt or injured during this story, and I would like to sit on an island and play with my navel any day, and stay right away from the two P’s.

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Nepean News 30 June 2016 Issue 178

Turtle Nursery and Landscaping hits a milestone

By Keegan Thomson

BARRY “Turtle” 66 years old, is a man whose been in the landscaping and nursery business for the past 41 years, and he shows no sign of slowing down.

Opening up his first trucking business on July 1, 1975, which is also his birthday, with his late wife Jan, he trucked soil, shale and sand locally around the region as well as a number of other industrious materials off wharves around Sydney.

The very first truck Barry owned was a 1969 AEC Mammoth Major, an eight wheeler tipper with a two axel dog on the back.

Together Barry and Jan opened their first nursery and landscape supply yard in 1979 on Worcester road, Rouse Hill, and the couple quickly expanded their flourishing business.

In 1992 the pair opened up a new yard, on the corner of Windsor road and Rouse road in Rouse Hill, and turned it into their main business front.

Though even with the expansion in 1992 Barry said the business nearly went under due to the recession that year.

“The business has grown over the years having normal up and downs but the worst year was 1992. That was

the year when we were having the ‘recession we had to have’, that was nearly curtains,” he said.

In 2002 Barry’s wife Jan passed away yet Barry, a true battler, continued the business he and Jan set up.

Remarrying in 2004 to June, Barry kept working hard and in 2010 he went on to open up yet another landscaping

supply yard and a nursery, growing the business even further.

After running his own business for 41 years Barry shared some tips on how he has managed to keep his staff happy in their jobs.

“It is pretty easy all you need to do is say please and thank you. When they come in you say good morning and

when they’re leaving you say ‘thanks for today’. It is pretty easy I say,” Barry said.

Together with his three sons, Mark, Peter and Paul, he has kept the business going strong for the last 41 years and through all the trials and tribulations there is certainly no sign of Barry slowing down.

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School holiday fun entertainment at the Joan TAKE flight with your imagination and with Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s acclaimed production of The Little Prince adapted by Simon Clarke from the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

With its timeless message about the importance of friendship, The Little Prince is an adventure story that celebrates the richness of human feeling and imagination.

One of the most widely read books

in history - 140 million copies sold worldwide - Saint-Exupéry’s exquisite and mysterious tale tells the adventures of a young and very curious prince who leaves his tiny home planet and journeys across the universe. Along the way he meets a pilot crash-landed in the desert, a cunning snake, a wild fox and an oddball cast of grown-ups with some very silly ideas about the things that really matter.

Associate Director of Spare Parts and director of the production, Michael Barlow, said that The Little Prince is an imaginative and vivid work, continually reminding us of the magic of the imagination.

“The work speaks strongly about what really matters in life. It isn’t expensive or flashy things that have the greatest value, it’s the people we form relationships with,” he said.

At 50 minutes and suitable for ages four and above, The Little Prince is a special experience for families to share.

GIBBS’ classic Snugglepot and Cuddlepie comes to life on stage for children aged 5 to 10 - and their adults - when a new Australian adaptation plays at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in the July school holidays. Everyone’s favourite Gumnut babies will be on stage for a strictly limited season from 5 to 7 July as part of a national tour following a sell-out Sydney Opera House premiere season in 2015.

The Gumnut babies are on a mission to see a human. On their journey to the big city they meet friends and foes including Professor Kookaburra, Mrs Fantail, Mr Lizard, Mr Frog, Mrs Snake, Mr Possum and, of course, Little Ragged Blossom.

Can Snugglepot lead the way? Can Cuddlepie hold his nerve? Can they avoid falling victim to the Big Bad

Banksia Man? These much loved characters come to life on stage as this funny and charming new production introduces today’s children to the wonderful world of May Gibbs.

Critics and audiences alike raved about the production: “This charming new stage adaptation of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie looks set to be a hit… stylish, inventive and cleverly designed…it exudes charm.” Sunday Telegraph Whether it’s a first meeting for young audiences, or a trip down memory lane for grownups, this new contemporary adaptation will surprise and delight audiences of all ages.

For more info and for ticketing go to thejoan.com.au.

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Interconnected floral extravaganza comes to Penrith STUART Ayres MP, has launched the upcoming Interconnected – A Floral Extravaganza along with Mary Sweeney OAM, President of NSW Floral Art Association Inc and Madhu Shah, President Australian Floral Art Association and Lorraine Pozza, CEO of Penrith Paceway.

Hosted and coordinated by NSW Floral Art Association Inc. on behalf of the Australian Floral Art Association, A Floral Extravaganza will be held at Penrith Paceway from the 4th to the 7th August.

The event will showcase the ‘Artistry of flowers’.

There will be up to 100 floral designs created for the competition by floral artists across Australia and NZ that will be on display for the public to view during the convention.

Floral Art is flower arranging – floral design, is an art form in which the medium is plant material.

Floral design is forever evolving, going through to the current trends of using every part of the plant from the roots, stems, flowers, buds and foliage in creative contemporary designing.

Mary and Madhu’s entry in The Chelsea Flower (left to right) Lorraine Pozza, Show, which is one of the most prestigious shows Madhu Shah, Stuart Ayres MP and in the world, was entitled “Gardens of the World” Mary Sweeney at the launch. and was created in an 8 ft x 4 ft space and won the Gold Medal. To compete, one has to apply and be accepted. It is one of the ‘holy grails’ for a floral designer to take part and win a medal.

The National convention is held in NSW every five years with Penrith being chosen as the venue with the best conditions to hold it this year. Mary Sweeney OAM the President of the NSW Floral Art Association Inc said, “People are very welcome to view the Displays and Participate in the program”.

FOR INFORMATION VISIT www.nswfloralartassociation.org.au/ Or contact: Kim Baillie Secretary, mobile 0406272205 email: secretary@ nswfloralartassociation.org.au

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WHY not head to the website www.nswfloralartassociation.org.au to take part in the Floral Extravaganza!

There are 11 classes: Interconnected, Classic Charm, Spherical Connections, Manipulated Magic. Viewed From Above, Entwined, Zig-Zag, Individual and Unique, Transparency, Impose 1 - Elevate, and Impose 2 In and Out. Sound like fun? What are you waiting for? Register now!

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THE Nepean District Historical Society will be holding their annual William Cox Historical Festival and Open Day at the Arms of Australia Inn Museum on July 17 at Emu Plains, NSW from 9am to 3pm. Admission is free.

The William Cox Festival celebrates one of the most important achievements in our early colonial history – the building of a road across the Blue Mountains in 1814.

William Cox built the road and construction started on 7 July 1814 at Emu Plains and finished on 14 January 1815.

With a working party of 30 convicts and a handful of guards, Cox completed the 101-mile (163km) road in six months!

The road opened up inland New South Wales to European settlement. Cox’s bullock cart was the first wheeled vehicle to pass over the Blue Mountains and down over Mt. York.

The Arms of Australia Inn Museum, which is administered by the Nepean District Historical Society, is nestled at the foot of the Blue Mountains and was an old coaching inn built in 1826. It was the last stop before starting up the mountain road and the trail west to Bathurst, Orange and the gold diggings.

The inn operates as a-hands-on museum and displays artifacts from the area, a number of which are in working order.

The NSW Corp of Marines, who recreates the lives and times of the First Fleet Marines, will be at the festival and will be in charge of keeping law and order, helped by members of the 5th Light Horse Regiment from Windsor. The marines will have displays, drills, and floggings of miscreants and reenactments from the life and times of the early colony.

As in previous years, the festival will have a host of activities for young and old - including wagon rides, animal farm, pony rides, the old fashioned school room where you can write on slates, merry-go-round and jumping castle, plus plenty of stalls and food. Entertainment will include the Tall Timbre Country and Western Band.

The Arms of Australia Inn Museum is on the corner of Great Western Highway and Gardenia Avenue, Emu Plains, NSW. For more information call 4735 4394 on open days.

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Nepean News 30 June 2016 Issue 178

Mayor’s Cup at Penrith Paceway ON Thursday night Penrith Horse Racing Club will be conducting one of its most important meetings of the year - the Final of the Mayors Cup. Place-getters from a series of heats conducted at Dubbo, Parkes, Bathurst, Wagga and Penrith will take their place in the final at the Thursday night meeting.

Paceway CE Lorraine Pozza said the Mayor’s Cup was a wonderful annual event for Penrith.

“The importance of the meeting lies in the fact that it brings together Councillors and representatives from Councils and Shires throughout the

state of NSW and they will be here as guests of our local Penrith City Council,” Lorraine said.

“Other Guests attending will be members from the competing Clubs so the dinner on the final night creates a truly country-wide gathering, one which Penrith are proud to be conducting.

“The race itself is for C1/2 class horses with prizemoney of $8000 plus a Trophies Run over the 2125m distance and with only recent winners and placegetters in contention it promises to be an exciting event to witness.”

Paceway President Max Laughton with Penrith Mayor Karen McKeown.

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Dine in style while raising funds for diabetes research and care THIS August, multi award-winning Loxley on Bellbird Hill will welcome over 100 guests for an important fundraising degustation dinner and a night filled with fabulous entertainment, great prizes, gifts for attendees and more. Funds raised from this inaugural event will help My Westmead support Diabetes research and care.

My Westmead is the charity arm for Westmead Hospital and The Westmead Institute for Medical Research. These important institutions work together to provide ‘bench to bedside’ treatment and care for everyone in Western Sydney. Breakthroughs and discoveries made by researchers are translated into actual outcomes for patients being treated locally.

This helps secure healthier futures for everyone.

Loxley on Bellbird Hill understands the need to support the work of doctors, nurses and researchers at Westmead and are passionate about showcasing their beautiful venue to do just that. Generous donations from events like ‘Dine in Style’ are directed to state of the art medical equipment, enhanced services and lifesaving research.

The inaugural ‘Dine In Style’ event will take place on Saturday, 6 August 2016 and is the brainchild of Loxley owner Paul Maher. The venue specialises in weddings, conferences, accommodation and private dining. Located in Kurrajong Hills, the original land grant dates back to 1833, one of the oldest grants in Australia and has since been developed into the scenic 30 acre estate that stands today. Loxley on Bellbird Hill is one of Western Sydney’s most elegant and romantic destinations and is situated at Kurrajong Hills, the gateway to the world heritage

listed Blue Mountains.

Paul Maher and Loxley on Bellbird Hill have been long term supporters of My Westmead. They are true examples of positivity and advocacy for Western Sydney and their generosity over many years has helped My Westmead with multiple events and fundraising campaigns. Paul is a dedicated ambassador for businesses in Western Sydney and the potential of what can be achieved by supporting each other.

Westmead Medical Research Foundation Chief Operating Officer Belinda Szafraniec said: “My Westmead is delighted to be working with Paul and Loxley on this event at their wonderful venue and were thrilled when Loxley approached us with the idea. Such generosity!”

Paul has a personal connection with Westmead, both his parents were treated at Westmead Hospital and his son was in intensive care at Westmead’s ICU

after a major motorcycle accident.

“Back in 2008, I had the opportunity to visit Westmead with a group of corporate donors and see first-hand the medical equipment and technology used by doctors and researchers. A month later, my son’s life was literally saved at the same hospital thanks to this advanced equipment and the work of the great team at Westmead,” said Paul.

His generosity towards My Westmead all these years later, shows his lasting gratitude for the care and life-saving treatment Westmead provided to his son Kieran and today, Paul and his partner Alison are the proud grandparents of a beautiful baby girl Pippa Faith the daughter of Kieran and Bec. Associate Professor Wayne Hawthorne, who will be a guest speaker at the event, leads a specialised team of professionals committed to providing patients with the best possible treatments for Type 1 diabetes. They are working to find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes and to help patients that suffer from secondary complications such as renal failure. “We have come so far in treatment options for Type 1 Diabetes, but we won’t stop until we find a cure,” said Professor Hawthorne.

Professor Hawthorne will explain to the guests at the event the importance of financial support from donors who through gifts – big and small – make a real difference to their medical research.

For more information about the ‘Dine In Style’ event at Loxley on Bellbird Hill or how you or your business can support health care and research, contact My Westmead on 1800 639 037 or visit mywestmead.com.au

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Nepean News 30 June 2016 Issue 178

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LATTS All your real estate questions answered, with Darren Latty ~ darren@prd.net.au

WE’RE turning to some facts and figures this week to unearth what’s happening in the Penrith property market. Here’s some key findings from our latest Penrith Suburbs Research Report • Annual growth of 7.3% for houses and 6.1% for units since Q1 2015.

• Days on market for sales have increased slightly to 47 days for houses & 42 days for units.Rental properties however have decreased

to 39 days for houses & 48 days for units.

• Current and prospective investors will do well in Penrith with rental yields of 3.7% for houses and 3.9% for units. But they do need to be realistic about rental prices - over the past 12 months vacancy rate for the Penrith area has increased, currently at an average of 2.7% in May 2016.

• In the 1st half of 2016, approx. $225.4M of new projects are planned

for Penrith and its nearby suburbs.

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THE SMART LINE with Steve Roddick

Is Australia still affordable for first home buyers?

WHEN you’re a young Australian looking to utilise your first home loan to its fullest, it’s all about affordability.

Considering the huge value gains that some cities in Australia have seen over the last year, you would be forgiven for thinking there aren’t any affordable places left in the country.

However, don’t let the news fool you: there are still some bargains to be found in Australia, and they might be closer than you think!

What is affordability?

The thing that people tend to forget about housing affordability is that it isn’t just about how expensive the houses themselves are. That’s certainly an obvious factor, but perhaps even more important is the mortgage environment. You could have a home that’s worth $100,000, but if home loans are asking for a 20 per cent interest rate per year, that’s still pretty unaffordable!

So, with this in mind, you could be surprised to learn that affordability is, right now, the best it has been in three years. CoreLogic RP Data might be reporting Sydney is edging closer and closer to the one-million-dollar median mark, and Melbourne may be continuing its rapid rise upwards, but the Real Estate Institute of Australia and Adelaide Bank have released a report that demonstrates that affordability hasn’t quite gone to pot, as everyone seems to be saying.

Low interest rates, easy servicing We are living in a period with one of the lowest home loan interest rates in history.

This report, which covers the March quarter of 2016, found that only 30 per cent of the median family income is now required to service the median home loan across Australia.

That’s down from 32.4 per cent in the previous quarter, and down 0.8 per

cent from this time last year.

In fact, affordability hasn’t been this good since 2013.

The reality is that we are living in a period with one of the lowest home loan interest rates in history.

The official cash rate was dropped by the Reserve Bank of Australia earlier this year, with commercial lenders following suit. Combine that with the intense competition between lenders and you’ve soon got people rushing to make their loans the most appealing (and affordable) to you.

But all these great deals do come at a price: With so much capital flying left and right in the real estate market, it’s more important than ever to ensure you are getting the most suitable loan for your needs. This is why it’s so integral that you remember to head to a mortgage broker when you decide to take advantage of the current strong affordability. There are plenty

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“The Rex” Hotel

N February 1947 the Penrith Licensing Board approved the transfer of a license to a new hotel to be erected in Queen Street at St Marys at an estimated price of £40,690. The license was bought

by St Marys Investments Pty Ltd for £2,850. Evidence was given as to the growth of the population of the municipality with the advent of new industries. The hotel was to be erected within twelve months or within such extension of time as the court would grant from time to time. Sergeant Brownette appeared for the Licensing Inspector and stated that he offered no objection to the application. Samuel Lipson an architect from Sydney submitted the plans of the hotel to the court that was to be built at the corner of Queen Street and a proposed new road and the plans were approved by the St Marys’ Council. Keith James Douglas who was the Deputy Town Clerk of St Marys stated that in 1936 the population of St Marys was approximately 2,800 and in 1947 it was somewhere in the vicinity of 7,000 and also in 1936 there were no factories in St Marys and now in 1947 there were 63 in the factory area at St Marys and some others outside. About 1,200 people were employed in the factory area and about 800 to a thousand of those travelled by train with other people by alternate transport and from 1936 up to 1947 there had been about 300 building permits granted with the buildings for Government authorities requiring no permit. When asked about the Duration Cottages he said that they were still occupied and apparently they were permanently occupied. There had been four new building permits since 1st January. The Housing Commission was operating in St Marys but had not erected houses but had laid the foundations down for 20 and another 260 homes in St Marys were to be built and that they had already started on 100 and all of them would be in proximity to the proposed hotel. Thirty staff cottages were erected during the war for war production and they were fully occupied and in addition there were two Red Cross Hostels and one of those was fully occupied by approximately 30 people. Questions about the lack of accommodation at St Marys and the difficulty experienced by Council’s Engineer and Health Inspector was discussed because the Engineer had to live with the Town Clerk and the Health Inspector had to travel. Council approved the Inspector’s application to build a home at St Marys as that was the only way accommodation could be provided to him because he was travelling from Hurstville to St Marys and there was a definite requirement for an additional hotel at St Marys and other questions were asked about the people who came by train to work at the factory as a lot of these people would not be affected by this hotel licence because they would get on the train and go straight home and the industrial expansion was almost solely on the northern side of the line. Ernest Walter Griffiths an estate agent at St Marys who was Secretary of St Marys Football Club and the Chamber of Commerce also said considerable progress had taken place in St Marys and he received numerous inquiries for accommodation from people who, in his opinion, were the type of people who could afford to stay at a first-class hotel and he could also name half a dozen firms who are looking for land to provide homes in the area and he named several of them in court. He was asked what he thought would be the ability of employees at the factory area to obtain liquor in the bar of the present Park View Hotel but he said it would be impossible as many wouldn’t be able to get in the door as it was a considerable distance from the station and the new hotel would be convenient for people coming to St Marys for their meals and liquor. There was a question about the population of Penrith and Mr Griffiths said he thought that when

they were discussing amalgamation (of Councils) at a public meeting in St Marys they were about on par. Sergeant Chisholm who was the licensing inspector said that it was proposed to erect the hotel on a site with a frontage of about 150 feet in Queen Street and with a depth of 198 feet along a unformed road and this site would be about 150 yards from St Marys’ railway station and in the proposed civic centre of St Marys and it was a very suitable site for the erection of a modern up-to-date hotel as there was one hotel (Park View) with five bedrooms for the use of the public but this was not large enough to meet public requirements and further hotel accommodation was necessary and in the new hotel there would be 21 bedrooms available where they would be provided with hot and cold water etc with the estimated cost of the building about £40,000 and in view of the necessity of further accommodation he stated that he offered no objection to the application. The application was granted. The Chairman said that in view of the extreme shortage of accommodation at St Marys it would be advisable to get on with it soon. In June 1950 in a letter from L J Hooker Ltd read at a Penrith Council meeting advised that the directors of St Marys Investments Pty Ltd had the Licensing Board’s approval to erect a hotel at St Marys and conveyed to Council its appreciation of their interest in the matter.

Council’s request that the hotel to be built was receiving immediate attention and the appropriate authorities were being approached to ascertain their minimum requirements and the Council also indicated to the firm its support of their proposal. Also in a newspaper article in the Daily Telegraph in that year it was stated that “a garden city was being planned for St Marys and only the shortage of materials and labour had delayed a brand new planned city but it seemed every chance that within another ten years a modern town would arise within two miles of the industrial centre and the nucleus of the new town would soon take shape as Penrith Council had voted £56,000 for stage one for the construction of roads, pavements, kerbing and guttering and drainage in the residential area. That work was to be done to a plan Penrith Council had drawn up in association with the Cumberland County Council and the plan envisaged the erection within ten years of two modern satellite cities – one at St Marys and the other six miles away at Penrith and each with a population of 15,000.

Source: Nepean Times, Trove & Newspapers stated. Drawing of the proposed hotel courtesy of Sydney Morning Herald TO BE CONTINUED...

Lyn Forde – Research Officer of St Marys & District Historical Society Inc.

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St Clair netball gets $5,000 grant MEMBER for Mulgoa, Tanya Davies MP, has congratulated the St Clair Netball Club upon receiving a grant of $5,000, administered under the 2015/16 Local Sport Grant Program, to contribute to equipment and sporting costs for the Club.

“Undoubtedly, sport is part of the very essence, nature and fabric of our society, both here in NSW and right across the country. This is rightly recognised by the Baird Government, underpinning the rationale and existence of the program,” Tanya Davies said.

Tanya Davies was joined by Club President, Joanne Bissett, along with budding junior netball players, Chloe and Kyah, at the local netball courts, where the cheque was presented.

“The allocation of this grant represents the Baird Government’s commitment to ensuring that local clubs, such as the St Clair Netball Club, are supported in their endeavours to grow grassroots athletes and forge the next generation of Australian sporting representatives,” said Tanya Davies In particular, the $5,000 will be used by the Club to purchase netball equipment, such as playing bib sets

Panthers in free fall

By Noel Rowsell

for all of the teams and a gazebo.

“I cannot tell you how excited all of the committee members were when I informed them that our club had been successful in our grant application,” Joanne Bissett said.

“The $5,000 Local Sport Grant is fantastic news for the St Clair Netball Club, as it is a real injection of funding that will keep costs down and assist with making the sport more accessible for all people in our community.”

“It is safe to say that I have learned a few pointers from the girls. I look forward to witnessing this grant make a real and meaningful impact for the St Clair Netball Club, as well as seeing these girls playing for the Australian Diamonds in no time,” Tanya Davies said.

THE Penrith Panthers two Youth League Men’s teams are currently in free-fall in their respective divisions of the 2016 Waratah Youth League competition.

The Division One Men have won just one of their past seven games, whilst the Division Two Men are currently on a five-game losing streak.

As a result, both teams appear to have fallen out of calculations for the upcoming playoff series.

Both teams were on the road in Round 15, with the Division One Men falling 82-69 to the Central Coast Crusaders in Terrigal.

The home team trailed the Panthers during the early stages of the first quarter but once they got their noses in front, they were never headed.

Sean Weekes led the Panthers with 18 points, ahead of Bryden Albertyn 16, Adam Lulka 14 and Tom Lewer 11.

The Division Two Men were also on the Central Coast and were crushed 81-40 by the Central Coast Waves.

Ru Daniel led the Panthers with 11 points, ahead of Gabriel Alvarez 10 and Brad McGrath 10.

Round 14 had been more positive for the Division One Men, who got out of jail in the dying minutes for a heart-stopping 66-65 win over the

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Sydney Comets.

Weekes led the Panthers with 21 points, ahead of Corey Wright 12.

The Division Two Men were not as fortunate, trailing the competitionleading Hills District Hornets all game before falling 76-67.

Alvarez led the Panthers with 13 points, ahead of McGrath 11 and Joshua Lillas 10.

The Division One Women have not played a game for several weeks, due to byes, cancellations and forfeits but finally get back into action against the Sutherland Sharks this Saturday.

Both of Penrith’s Division One teams host the Sharks, with the Women’s game at 3pm and the Men’s game at 5pm.

The Division Two Men are away to the Hawkesbury Jets on Saturday, with tip-off at the Hawkesbury Indoor Sports Stadium Windsor at 5pm.

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‘KEEPING YOU UP TO SPEED WITH LOCAL SPORTS IN THE NEPEAN AREA’ @J_MCGROUTHER HOCKEY

THE State U15 girls tournament was held in Taree over the weekend, with the Nepean hockey team coached by Corrina Buckley who was also competing. The girls travelled through the round games with huge success, reaching the Final against New England.

Unfortunately, they went down 1-0, leaving the girls one step short of their goal of bringing home the win. One of our local hockey families the Cladinboel’s had strong representation in the team, with Hannah playing, Ryan the team umpire, and mother and father combo Shayne and Roy serving the team well all weekend long.

The U13 Girls now head off to Wagga for the next State Challenge, with recently selected State Masters O35 player Coach Chantal Knowles at the helm.

Good luck girls.

AFL

PENRITH Rams retained 2nd spot on the Sydney AFL ladder with a 48-point win over UTS on Saturday at Waverley Oval.

After defeating UNSW the previous week by 70 points, the win was the Rams 7th in a row. In a some what scrappy affair in windy conditions, Matthew Laffan-Kirk was outstanding, with star ruckman/forward Phil Aumann quoted at a post match function saying that he one day hoped to be half the player “Laffo” was. In a stand out performance, Mitch Stevens was deadly up front booting 6 majors. The reserves also scored an important win over Parramatta to keep them in the top five, while thirds suffered a loss to UTS. The Ramettes also suffered defeat at the hands of a strong UTS team, but remain in third spot on the ladder.

This Saturday sees the club scattered across four venues. Firsts playing away at Randwick, reserves play the East Coast Eagles and thirds play Nor-West.

The Ramettes also travel, they’re off to Wollongong to play the top of the ladder Saints. Good luck to all teams.

ICE HOCKEY

The Sydney Bears had a mixed weekend on an away trip to Melbourne.

With players backing up from the All-Star weekend and hype around the recent USA vs Canada fixtures, the boys got off to a superb start, defeating the Melbourne Ice in a shootout. Backing up against the Melbourne Mustangs, the bodies couldn’t hold up, with the Mustangs running out winners 4-2. The team is back in Sydney and have an important home game this weekend against cross-town rivals the Sydney Ice Dogs, with an exciting game anticipated, come out and enjoy a night of Australian ice hockey.

NETBALL

Premier league netball was in full flight over the last fortnight, with Penrith heavily involved. The local derby played a fortnight ago saw the U20’s run out comfortable winners, although GWS got their revenge in the main game, taking the spoils 54-43. Unfortunately, round nine was a tough one for the club, with the opens losing to UTS by 13 goals, and the U20’s going down by four goals in a toughly contested fixture. That leaves the opens sitting last on the ladder, and the U20’s fourth with plenty of netball left to play.

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We can make the big dance: Grevsmuhl

By Stewart Moses

@TheRiffMarn

23 year old Panthers forward, Chris Grevsmuhl can hardly contain the excitement of being able to come to his new club earlier than expected.

Having already signed to play for the Panthers from 2017, Grevsmuhl is still pinching himself a month on after securing an early release from former club South Sydney given the potential of his new club.

“It’s a great place to be at the moment the Penrith Panthers and I’m very happy to be here and be surrounded by both some great players and the up and coming players of the future,” Grevsmuhl stated.

“It’s amazing. I’m glad I made the move early.

“It’s a very young side but I believe that we’re going to go great.

“We’re fighting very hard week to week and I believe in all the boys in the squad and the coaching staff that we can get the job done.”

Three games into his new career at the foot of the mountains and Grevsmuhl is slowly but surely finding his feet with the Panthers, as evidenced by his high work rate against his former team-mates in

Grevsmuhl celebrates scoring his maiden NRL try for his new club against his former club.

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Penrith’s heart-stopping 28-26 win over the Rabbitohs last Friday night.

Grevsmuhl made 32 tackles and gained 62 metres from eight carries that produced two tackle-busts and a line-break that resulted in his first NRL try for the Panthers.

But despite being joyed by scoring that first try against his former club, Grevsmuhl says he will only get better.

“It’s good (getting that first try). I didn’t even think about that being my old team,” Grevsmuhl explained.

“My form is OK (but) still nowhere near where I want it to be but slowly making leaps forward to how I normally play.

“Tonight I was happy with most of my game but the last couple of minutes I was filthy on myself.

“There’s always room for improvement and the coach has spoken to me about that and we’ll work on it in the coming weeks.

“I just want to put my best foot forward for Panthers and I want to show the players, the staff and the fans that I really want to be here so it was great for me to fall over the try line tonight.”

Grevsmuhl’s form will certainly need to be consistently strong as the competition for first grade spots heats up with the likes of Sam McKendry, Te Maire Martin and loan signing from English Super League club Leeds, Zak Hardaker, becoming available for selection over the coming weeks.

But the Queensland back-rower is relishing the challenge as he believes such competition could lift the team

to new heights with an appearance in this year’s Grand Final.

“Competition certainly keeps everyone on their toes and this is a great squad where blokes can play in many positions,” Grevsmuhl said.

“But I and everyone else for that matter will keep fighting to keep their spot in this team because I believe that we can make it to the big dance at the end of the year and we’ll all been fighting like hell to get there.

Whilst the competition for spots maybe fierce, Grevsmuhl says he really settled into the club having bonded well with all his teammates especially Trent Merrin and Sam McKendry, before adding he can’t wait to be joined next year by former Cowboys teammate James Tamou, making him the third ex-Cowboy to be added to the current Panthers roster.

“I get on really well with everyone especially Trent Merrin and big Kiwi Sam McKendry, we’ve hit it off pretty well,” Grevsmuhl said.

“Getting big Jim Jam here (Tamou) it’s quite special for me.

“We got on very well at the Cowboys and it will be wonderful to get him here next year and I can’t wait while Vili (Viliame Kikau) I believe he can play first grade in the next year or so.”

Wheelchair Rugby League aiming to feature in the west

By Jarrod McGrouther

NATHAN Pentecost is well known in the Nepean community as an integral part of the Penrith Panthers Wheelchair Rugby League team and is also their club captain. He is considered an elite athlete in the sport, and his love for the game has sparked a passion to expand it.

Planning for a western Sydney Wheelchair Rugby League competition is in its early stages, and with a heavy focus on expansion as well as getting juniors involved in the sport, the concept is an significant one.

Wheelchair Rugby League is fast paced and played on a basketball

court. Much like the NRL equivalent, players must carry the ball into their oppositions in goal area to score a try.

They have six tackles to do so and use tags or touches to make tackles.

Passes need to go backwards and kicks in general play are also a feature of the game.

Importantly, during my conversation with Nathan, I learnt that Wheelchair Rugby League is an inclusive sport, meaning anyone can give it a go.

Nathan, speaking about this unique attribute, believes it’s an important message that needs to be promoted.

“It’s important because it gives me and others the opportunity to play alongside friends and family.”

BARRIER RISE with Tony Brassel

With five NRL clubs currently affiliated with Wheelchair Rugby League teams, the new league is hoping to provide depth in the playing ranks to continue the sports rise.

The current competition is played at Menai, in the Sutherland Shire, so establishing a competition in the west is important for both growth and access to the sport.

Nathan is set to raise funds to help start the league, as he attempts another mammoth 100km Push-a-thon in Penrith. Set to travel the lengthy distance with laps around the Penrith Regatta Centre, and with the Men of League on board to assist, Nathan hopes to raise enough money to

COME ON VOGUE: Was stepping out for the first time when a handy sixth at the Rosehill trial session last Tuesday. She’s a filly by pacy sprinter Stryker and could trial again before Chris Waller assigns her to a race start.

COSMIC POWERS: Is a flashy miss with a baldy face so she’s hard to miss. Her natural speed also stood out when she led throughout at the Rosehill session for trainers Peter and Paul Snowden.

HAPPY GALAXY: Is a multiple black type winner and led throughout when a decisive winner at the Rosehill trials this week. He was never at top speed and will be placed to advantage by Gary Moore.

McCREERY: Is yet to show peak form Down Under but that can’t be far off. He’s yet another import from Chris Waller’s yard and has been thoroughly tuned through two very soft barrier trial hit outs.

purchase 10 new wheelchairs to help start the new competition. July 29 and 30 are the event dates, with more information and fundraising contacts to come.

QUICK FEET: Hasn’t raced since finishing ninth in her stablemate’s Golden Slipper. Only good ones strut their stuff at that level and she could have landed a heat last Tuesday, but for being eased down for second.

SAMANTHA: Looks a bewitching sort going on two trial displays. Although yet to win, this unraced Snitzel miss has breezed home in the typical Gerald Ryan fashion.

SWEET ADELINE: Is a Lonhro juvenile and she impressed first time at the trials trekking three wide then launching late to win. Another member of the Chris Waller juggernaut.

VIATRIX: Has a bit of size and scope about her. She jogged ahead of her rivals before being eased down for a close second at the Rosehill session. Appears to have come up stylishly for the Hawkes Racing camp.

COACH’S CORNER

BROCK SHEPPERD NRL Level 3 High Performance Rugby League Coach Masters of Coach Education, Sydney University Listen in to the Fifth and Last NRL Podcast, available every Wednesday in the Podcast App, iTunes and on audioBoom b.shepperd@hotmail.com

WHAT IS EARLY SPECIALISATION? I OFTEN get asked by parents of players I coach: What is the best advice you can give me in order to ensure my child reaches his / her potential and develops as an athlete? The best advice I can give is to allow them to play as many sports as possible in their developmental years (From 6 to 15 years of age). To narrow a young athlete’s focus to one sport at a young age can have a very detrimental effect on their holistic development.

Sampling and experiencing a variety of sports is essential in developing a wide range of skills across different environments and team dynamics. Our focus as coaches and parents is often on the sport specific skills needed to excel, if we can specialise in one sport early we will give our child the best chance in order to get ahead of their competition.

Early specialisation = Early peak. We all know a player in our chosen sport who were the best in the team, competition, state or maybe even the country at a young age, but peaked and never made it as a senior athlete or in a professional capacity.

Experiencing a wide range of activities will develop a much broader athletic skill foundation.

Those who specialise early will experience short term success but usually plateau out and are at a greater risk of physical and mental burn out. The argument for early specialisation in Australia is usually with the goal of making a rep team or getting into a club system to enhance the athletes overall chance at long term success.

But it is important to understand the current landscape. Do coaches tend to pick the better players at the elite levels of the game? Or the better athletes? It is more often than not the best athlete.

If you have two identical players but one has the ability to compete at a higher level of intensity, has a greater awareness and game intelligence than the other this player will always be more successful.

Sport specific skills are great, but you need to have the athletic capability in order to execute them in high pressure environments under fatigue. Well rounded athletes who have sampled in multiple sports will have a more rounded skill set which will enable them to cope at a much greater level than an athlete with a narrowed skill set.

When young athletes are looking to develop and

improve they should not firstly focus on the game specific skill requirements, however they should focus on the skills which will enable them to become a well-rounded athlete such as: vision, game sense, movement patterns, speed, agility, co-ordination, balance, perception, deceleration, fine motor control, strength and power. The more sports they play the more these athletic abilities are developed and finetuned in a variety of different environments.

Outside of the technical aspects of specialising early, narrowing the focus at a young age and training in one sport will take the fun and enjoyment out of it. I am sure we have all witnessed the parent who pushes their son / daughter to the point where they no longer enjoy it or they find themselves under so much pressure their performance declines. The most dominant team sport athlete in the world at the moment in my opinion is LeBron James who played both football and basketball in high school. Andrew Johns the most dominant Rugby League player in the modern era grew up surfing, playing cricket, soccer and Rugby League. Let the kids play, and let them have fun!

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Sports Scenes

(With Thanks to 77 Media)

Not only did over 13,000 mainly Panther fans brave the cold elements last Friday night against the Rabbitohs but so too did the cameras of 77 Media.

The ACDC tribute band rocked the crowd despite the cold.....

While James Fisher-Harris looks set to catch a cold

The plethora of cheerleaders at half-time didn’t look perturbed by the cold

The kid becomes a man..... of the match

“I’m from Yorkshire man let me outta here!”- Sam Burgess reacts to news of Zak Hardaker’s impending arrival at Penrith

A tender moment for Peter Wallace after winning in his 200th NRL game.

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MG ON THE MARK

WITH MARK GEYER

PANTHERS TURN 50 - OH WHAT A NIGHT!

Greg, Tanya, Meagan, Mark

Brandy, Gower, Moran, Simmons

WHAT a night! What a fantastic celebration it was. Last Saturday night over 500 guests jammed into the Panthers pavilion and celebrated a couple of fine milestones.

The first was to acknowledge the fact that the mighty Penrith Panthers were turning 50!

The second was to induct four ex Panthers into the newly formed prestigious Hall of Fame. A fantastic initiative for a club now richly steeped in tradition.

The 12 nominees on the night were Greg Alexander, Royce Simmons, Craig Gower, Grahame Moran, Steve Carter, John Cartwright, Tony Puletua, Trent Waterhouse, Ryan Girdler, Tim Sheens, Brad Fittler and yours truly.

Phil ‘Gus’ Gould was the master of ceremonies and did a fantastic job.

Inevitably as the night was drawing to an end, the first four ex players inducted into the Penrith Panthers hall of fame were Graeme Moran, Royce Simmons, Greg Alexander, and Craig Gower. Fantastic achievement from four legends of the club.

Grahame Moran was an original Panther from the 1967 team and was the first man to play 100 games for the mountain men. He was a skillful centre or fiveeighth and in 2006 was selected in the centres in the Panthers 40th anniversary team of legends. Royce Simmons, Greg Alexander and Craig Gower need no introduction but here are a few stats on the great trio.

Firstly Simmo. He came to the Panthers in 1980 after both Souths and St George knocked him back. He quickly became the Panthers first grade hooker and was Penrith’s first Australian representative. In his final game (1991 grand final) Royce scored two tries and helped lead us to our inaugural grand final victory. He then went on to coach the club before now working in the marketing side of Panthers last year forming the ‘Captains Club”.

‘Brandy’ Alexander and Craig ‘Gowie’ Gower both lead their teams as

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captains to grand final victories. Brandy is Panthers best ever player, Gowie is our most tenacious. Brandy paid an emotional tribute to his mum Leonie on the night for being the driving force behind his constant success. Gowie did the same for his father Mal who passed away a couple of years back. Very emotional stuff.

In fact the whole night was both a walk down memory lane as well as a fantastic celebration of a rugby league club that has been a big part of a lot of people’s lives for the past 50 years. Well done to all involved, mainly the marketing team at Panthers for putting such a night on. Well done to the past, present, and future Panther stars for making the night what it was. Can’t wait for the next installment.

And another thing...

Sometimes in my job on the Triple M Grill Team I get somewhat star-struck when a certain individual enters our studio. Last Friday was one such time. The greatest ice hockey player of all time Wayne Gretzky came in for a visit. What Ali is to boxing, Pele is to soccer, Jordan is to basketball, Bradman is to cricket, Gretzky is to ice hockey. The G.O.A.T- great of all time! Such a humble man with an extraordinary career, even appearing in over 60 movies as himself.

What a morning it was.

Before I go...

Just a heads up to let you know if you already didn’t, the NRL Rookie, which I’m the forwards coach in, is on every Tuesday night at 730pm on channel 9Go!. It’s repeated a few times through the week too. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did recording it. See you at the game.

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GOLDEN POINTS WITH STEW MOSES

@THERIFFMARN

REVOLVING DOORS AT PANTHERS HQ Another big fortnight in Pantherland with the club, having finally confirmed the signature of James Tamou, have parted ways with James Segeyaro who is heading to English Super League club, Leeds.

In somewhat of a surprise twist, Zak Hardaker is heading the other way for the remainder of the NRL season, to provide much needed relief to Penrith’s outside backs depth issue given the season-ending injuries to Kiwi international centres Dean Whare and Peta Hiku.

Segeyaro, who has fallen out of favour in spectacular fashion under new coach Anthony Griffin, said in a Channel Nine interview that he believes he has been forced out of the club due to that photo that surfaced last month that showed the hooker having dinner with alleged / known criminals.

Segeyaro also said the ESL was not his first choice, but took up the Leeds offer as other NRL club rosters were already full with three to four hookers which sounds reasonable but normally a hooker of his repute would have no problem finding another NRL club hence you do wonder why NRL clubs really baulked at signing the 2014 Dally M Hooker of the Year.

Meanwhile, Zak Hardaker is not expected to arrive in Pantherland until mid-week hence isn’t likely to make his NRL club debut until at least the following week’s home game against Cronulla.

Whilst Hardaker comes to the club with his own well-publicised misdemeanours, his club Leeds obviously still hold him in high esteem given the online tribute Hardaker was afforded.

There have been some other departures in the last fortnight with French international, Ben Garcia released to take up a 2.5 year deal with his former club Catalan Dragons, while 2015 Holden Cup captain and team of the year member, Brent Naden was released to sign with Canberra and made his Intrust Super Premiership club debut last weekend for feeder club Mounties, scoring two tries.

With the pleasantly surprising news that Josh Mansour has re-signed with the club for another two years, it still nonetheless puts pressure on the club’s salary cap for 2017.

It’s been widely reported that Jamie Soward could finish his career a year early either by retiring or possibly playing in the UK but another player has now been linked with a 2017 move, with Panthers centre, Waqa Blake who was scouted by

Game Three ahead of this Saturday’s opponent James Tedesco, Griffin had this to say.

“Well I hope all our players get rewarded for their efforts. I’m coaching Penrith, I’ve got nothing to do with NSW.” When it came to Bryce Cartwright, again Griffin said little but he did agree that selecting him in Game Three would not hurt his development but even Griffin doesn’t know what Trent Merrin has to do to earn back his Origin spot after another stellar game from the Panthers back-rower that saw him rack up over 200 metres and over 40 tackles against the likes of Sam Burgess.

Will Matt Moylan hold onto the NSW Fullback Jersey for Game Three? Credit: 77 Media

Penrith from the WARL Pirates SG Ball side, has been reportedly linked with a move back to rugby union with the Western Force.

A big night for Peter Wallace last Friday night who finally in his 200th NRL game won a milestone game having lost in his NRL debut game, his 100th and 150th NRL games. As Penrith’s first-choice hooker, Wallace remains optimistic of finalising a new oneyear deal in coming weeks.

Good news on the injury front with coach Anthony Griffin confirming Te Maire Martin is set to return in three-four weeks, while Penrith also have Sam McKendry available for selection after his two game suspension.

While in the lower grades Robert Jennings, Tyrone May and Corey Waddell are set to return in coming weeks and in some further good news Soni Luke is eyeing off a Round 24 return after initially been ruled out for the season.

With June 30 fast approaching more players have been linked to the Panthers with Newcastle prop Jack Stockwell’s name being reported as a possible signing but it has since emerged that the Cowboys may also be interested in securing the Knights prop’s services.

But another Knight linked to Penrith, Nathan Ross, is set to remain with Newcastle, with the club already having an option on his services for 2017 and set to extend his contract further.

It’s hard to get coach Anthony Griffin to pump up the tyres of his players for representative selection at the best of times and at last Friday’s post-match press conference it was no different.

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Meanwhile Tedesco seems to have the support of high profile Panthers Ryan Girdler and our own Mark “MG” Geyer with both advocating for Tedesco to be selected at fullback for Game Three. They both also believe that Matt Moylan would be better suited coming off the bench.

Speaking of State honours, Penrith was well represented with three players picked for NSW and one for QLD. For the record, NSW won the Under 18s encounter 26-0 with halves Sean O’Sullivan and Dean Blore along with back-rower Samuel Radovu all prominent for NSW, while SG Ball team-mate Tom Skinner played well in a badly beaten Maroons side.

The draw for rounds 21-26 came out last Friday with Penrith draw as follows: R21 v Warriors (A) Sat 30/7 3pm; R22 v Roosters (H) Mon 8/8 7pm; R23 v Knights (A) Sun 14/8 2pm; R24 v Tigers (H) Fri 19/8 7:50pm; R25 v Titans (A) Sat 27/8 5:30pm; R26 v Sea-Eagles (H) Sun 4/9 6:30pm.

Overall the draw for the next ten rounds is favourable with the Panthers more than capable of winning at least seven of their next ten games against opposition who are either level or below them on the ladder currently.

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IT’S ALL ABOUT MOYLAN AND TEDESCO THIS WEEK AFTER CARDIAC KIDS NEARLY BLOW A SIZEABLE LEAD LAST game against Manly, the Panthers conjured up a remarkable comeback to score 27 unanswered points at nearly a point-a-minute to keep their finals hopes on track.

Against South Sydney it was almost in reverse.

After a torrid affair in the opening half that saw Penrith narrowly lead 10-8 at the break, an early second half try to Greg Inglis (who came into last Friday night’s game having never lost at Penrith and just once overall from eleven starts) put Souths back into the lead.

But Penrith’s big attacking weapons - Moylan, Mansour and Cartwright came to life as the cool, calm and collected 18 year old Nathan Cleary showed maturity beyond his years to steer the Panthers on an 18 point blitz that at 28-14 with ten minutes remaining would finally give the suffering fans in 2016, some comfort.

Not so. A two try effort from Sam Burgess, put Souths within reach at 28-26 before a last ditch play from fullback Cody Walker narrowly failed when his kick only just evaded a unmarked Aaron Gray and went into touch 20 metres from the Panthers tryline, giving fans yet another reason to reach for defibrillators in 2016.

Post-game Griffin was happy about his side’s opening seventy minute effort but was disappointed with the (near) failure to close out a game yet again.

“We’re winning but we’re making it tough on ourselves,” Griffin declared.

“There’s no lack of effort and we’re building some nice football but we’ve just got to get stronger defensively at vital times.

“We’ve been building all year and we’re playing with a lot more composure down the other field of the field.

“But I was terribly disappointed with the way we played in our own end tonight which is normally a strength of ours.”

IN Intrust Super Premiership action, the Panthers had a field day against the previously best defensive side in the competition, Newtown and with their 60-6 demolition on the third placed Jets, Penrith, although they remain in fifth position are just one point out of the top four, having won five games in a row.

Jamie Soward was again the dominant player on the park, having had a hand in seven of his team’s ten tries scored and toyed with the opposition with both his kicking and passing game, before kicking all ten

Another stunning performance from Nathan Cleary helped get the Panthers home last Friday night.

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conversion attempts for good measure, while Corey Harawira-Naera, who scored his first hat-trick at this level and Zach Dockar-Clay, who scored a double, were also prominent.

One week earlier, the Panthers also demolished last-placed Newcastle 44-6 at Pepper Stadium with Soward again instrumental scoring one try, having a hand in four more and scoring 16 points for his troubles.

This week the Panthers have the opportunity to win their sixth game in a row when they travel away to take on lowly Wentworthville at Ringrose Park before travelling again the following Sunday to take on North Sydney.

IN Holden Cup, having come off the bye the week before, a patched up Penrith side that featured SG Ball players Terrell Smith, Richie Munchow and Billy Burns (who scored on his Holden Cup debut), overcame a slow start to run out comfortable winners over lowly Souths, 32-8 to cement their position at the top of the ladder with their twelvth consecutive win of the season.

The only downside to yet another clinical victory was the leg injury suffered late in the game by exciting Fijian winger, Ratu Tuisese.

The Panthers now face top eight opposition in the next fortnight when they come up against Wests Tigers and Cronulla.

THIS week, the Origin fullback debate comes to

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ahead when James Tedesco and his Wests Tigers host the Penrith Panthers, who have named an unnamed lineup albeit included Sam McKendry on a five-man bench after serving his two-match suspension.

The fans and much of the media have been calling for Tedesco to replace Moylan as NSW fullback given his stellar form at fullback and many of the stats do support that view.

Tedesco leads Moylan in tries scored (11 to 1); metres per game (129 versus 90); tackle-breaks (58 to 13) and line-breaks (10 to 1).

But Daley currently sees Moylan as the superior play-making fullback option that he has craved and would be loathed to break up a still forming combination with halves James Maloney and Adam Reynolds.

Moylan leads Tedesco in offloads (11 to 5), linebreak assists (14 to 10) and try assists (11 to 8) despite having played two less games in 2016 and has the better tackle efficiency record at 82%.

No doubt the game will be further spiced by the ex-Panthers now at the Wests Tigers. Kevin Naiqama, Tim Grant and Elijah Taylor will all have a point to prove, especially Taylor who was demoted to reserve grade by Anthony Griffin at the start of the season prior to switching to the Tigers.

This game also represents a golden opportunity for Penrith to cement their spot in the top eight (with their position to be confirmed shortly when the NRL finally hands down its punishment on salary cap cheats, Parramatta), but have yet to win three consecutive games in a row in 2016.

THEN the following week, Penrith return home to come up against the top of the table Cronulla Sharks who are undefeated in twelve games, an equal club record.

Cronulla if they defeat Parramatta this week, could well be playing Penrith looking for 14 straight wins albeit possibly without the likes of Jack Bird, James Maloney. Andrew Fifita, Paul Gallen and even former Panther, Wade Graham but another ex-Panther, Luke Lewis is likely to play just his second game in Penrith since leaving the club.

The Panthers will most likely be missing Moylan and Josh Mansour as well but with the depth at their disposal may yet have the impetus at home to end one of the great modern day winning streaks.

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THE Western Sydney Wanderers have surged back to the top of the table after one of the games of the season against Bankstown City.

It looked like the Wanderers were going to suffer late heartbreak once again when they conceded an 87th minute equaliser but a touch of class

by Tariq Maia saw the Red & Black come away with a 3-2 win in the 93rd minute.

There was excitement in the air heading into the match as the secondplaced Wanderers hosted third-placed Bankstown with the potential for either side to go into first place with a win.

Back in Round 4 the Lions defeated the Wanderers and with former Western Sydney captain, Michael Beauchamp, lining-up for the away team, it turned into a match for the ages.

Predictions of an entertaining match were soon justified as both teams should have scored in the first two minutes: Bankstown hitting over the bar before Kyle Cimenti shot wide for the hosts.

Bankstown had the best of the opening minutes of the physical encounter and took a deserved lead when Gerard Ouffoue scored in the 17th minute but the match was back

on equal terms within ten minutes.

With Jordan Morfitis lining up a free-kick, centre back Keanu Baccus made a run and it was rewarded when he was able to flick Morfitis’ free-kick into the net with his head, running straight to the supporters to celebrate his maiden NPL goal.

Non-stop action continued in the second half with Matt Symes keeping the score at 1-1 with a great reflex save to deny a close-range shot by Bankstown.

Tariq Maia then had an effort of his own blocked but only had to wait three more minutes until he took the lead with goal of the season.

Receiving the ball in his own half, the fleet-footed midfielder rounded a defender, dribbled all the way to the top of the box before shooting into the bottom corner. An exquisite finish for

one of the best solo runs you’ll ever see.

Bankstown went down to ten men shortly after as Dominic Hudup was sent off for an extremely dangerous tackle on Tacettin Kumsuz, forcing the injured 16-year-old to be carried off the pitch after the disgraceful challenge.

From there it looked like Wanderers were going to extend their lead, hitting the crossbar before Ramy Najjarine forced two saves in four minutes but when Bankstown equalised in the 87th minute it appeared the Red & Black had thrown away two points.

But just as the crowd were getting ready to leave, Tariq Maia took matters into his own hands once again.

Receiving the ball near the top of the box, the midfielder took a touch into space before launching the ball into the back of the net with a powerful strike, sending the home crowd into raptures.

The strike was an incredible way to win one of the best matches of the season, fitting for such a high quality contest.

The win lifts Wanderers to first place on the table, three points ahead of Sydney FC who lost to Northern Tigers while Bankstown City remain in third.

Next up for Wanderers is a trip to St George Soccer Stadium as they take on St George FC on Saturday night. Kickoff is 7pm.

Western Sydney Wanderers 3 (Keanu Baccus 26’ Tariq Maia 54’ 93’) Bankstown City 2 (Gerard Ouffoue 17’ Jack Musgrave 87’) Western Sydney Wanderers: Matthew Symes (GK), Tate Russell, Abdelrahman Kuku, Keanu Baccus, Daniel Blachura, Cameron Devlin, Tacettin Kumzus (Lawrence Hanna), Tariq Maia, Ramy Najjarine (Charles Abou), Jordan Morfitis (Moudi Najjar), Kyle Cimenti Unused subs: Nick Suman (GK), Lachlan Campbell Other results 20s: WSW 3-0 Bankstown City 18s: WSW 1-1 Bankstown City 16s: WSW 0-2 Northern Tigers 15s: WSW 4-1 Northern Tigers 14s: WSW 2-1 Northern Tigers 13s: WSW 1-1 Northern Tigers

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Mansour remains a Panther

By Stewart Moses @TheRiffMarn

PENRITH Panthers State of Origin winger Josh Mansour has signed a new deal to remain with the club until the end of the 2018 season.

Since making his debut in 2012, the 26-year-old winger has played 76 games, having scored 39 tries in that time.

Having already represented Lebanon and Australia, 2016 has so far been another breakthrough season for Mansour, having made his State of Origin debut for NSW in the current series.

In a statement released by the club, Executive General Manager, Phil Gould AM was clearly elated to have secured the popular clubman’s signature and hopes Mansour will remain a Panther beyond the end of 2018.

“It is wonderful to have Josh on board for another two seasons and to be honest I hope he’s here for the rest of his playing career,” Gould said.

“Josh has been fantastic for our club and is one of the most popular individuals with our players and members.”

The announcement was made live to over 13,000 fans at Pepper Stadium just moments before kick-off last Friday night.

Mansour, who knocked offers from elsewhere believed to be headed by the Sydney Roosters, says loyalty to a club that not only gave him his first start in the NRL but is also building to something special, were key factors in remaining at Penrith.

“I’ve got a lot to owe to this club and they gave me the opportunity to debut here,” Mansour stated.

“I love the boys here, they’re pretty much my second family.

“I’ve put my full blood sweat and tears into this club and I couldn’t picture myself anywhere else.

“I just want to keep playing good footy here and I think we’re building something very special at this club and fingers crossed we have a great year.”

Having initially stated that all contractual negotiations would not be

completed until after Origin, Mansour confirmed the deal was done in the aftermath of Origin Two having realised that he couldn’t see himself playing anywhere else despite the attractive offers he received.

“Yes it was (completed after Origin) and I thought it was the right time to get it out there,” Mansour confirmed.

“Penrith were good enough to be patient and wanted me to focus on the Blues, which was my main priority.

“I was really grateful for that and absolutely stoked to be here for another two years.

“There were other offers but my manager pushed me to stay here.

“I pushed him that I wanted to stay here as well.”

Panthers skipper, Matt Moylan was also excited that his State of Origin team-mate had re-signed with the club.

“It’s definitely good that he’s resigned for a couple more years as I think he’s an important player in our team,” Moylan declared.

“He’s shown over the years he gets our sets off to a good start and finishes off some good tries for us as well.

The newly re-signed Josh Mansour was one of Penrith’s best against Souths last Friday night. Credit 77 Media.

“He shares his experiences for anyone who’s willing to listen so he’s a good bloke to have around the club.

“He puts his heart on his sleeve and digs in for the boys and everyone in the squad appreciates what he does for the team.”