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STUART Ayres MP, Member for Penrith, has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with his local clubs providing certainty for the clubs and employees across the region.

Mr Ayres and Mr Warren Wilson, Panthers Group CEO signed the MOU at Penrith Panthers Rugby League Club.

“The Penrith Panthers Rugby League Club is one of hundreds of clubs across NSW employing over 42,000 people and contributing more than $3.2 billion to the State’s economy each year,” Mr Ayres said.

“The Penrith electorate has 10 clubs employing over 835 people and making a total social contribution of over $25 million in addition to paying almost $14.5 million in tax.

“Clubs are the backbone of our community and this MOU builds on key commitments already achieved and ensures further investment for the future of our well-loved clubs.

“The NSW Liberals and Nationals also recognise the important role many clubs play in sheltering communities, and supporting emergency services during natural disasters and other emergencies.

“Local clubs play a pivotal role providing a temporary home for displaced residents and hardworking emergency service personnel during a natural disaster and this measure will go a long way to giving the community and clubs the certainty they deserve.”

Mr Wilson said it was great to see the Government recognise the work clubs do during

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“This MOU will facilitate a partnership between clubs and emergency service personnel which will allow us to provide even better support to our community when it needs it most,” Mr Wilson said.

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NO it isn’t a typo above on my byline, last Saturday I officially became Mrs Davies!

Just when you thought there were already too many people named Davies in this town, along comes another - although at least I won’t add to the confusion on your voting ballot.

In the kind of wedding only dreams are made of, I married my Deputy Mayor Greg Davies at the stunningly beautiful Fernhill Estate surrounded by our best friends and family - and yes, the Labor and Liberal mix was all fine and dandy!

My wonderful friend Marise Payne was by my side as Maid of Honour and somehow she found time in her incredibly busy Federal Minister and Senator schedule to help organise things with me in the lead up to the big day. If the Member for Penrith Stuart Ayres felt overwhelmed by five girls overtaking their house for a bridal girly night followed by a day full of hair and make up, he’s pretty good at keeping a poker face!

Greg’s friend Tony Falcone made a fabulous Best Man. Bridesmaid Korena Hale was like having a personal assistant throughout the planning, there wasn’t a single thing overlooked while she was in charge! Bridesmaid Karen Correy managed to bring a tiny bit of girly-girl out in me by organising and accompanying me on hair and nail appointments - I gave her headaches because for me that kind of pampering is equivalent to sticking a fork in my eye, but she smiled even though her teeth were probably clenched at my whining. Bridesmaid Kellie Fletcher did the commute down from the Goldie every time we needed her.

Groomsmen Krystyan Buttriss, Ian Hicks and Paul Davies were there for Greg, and I must give a special thank you to Krystyan for calling me at Marise’s early on the wedding day to try to fool me into thinking they’d lost my future husband after a night on the turps.

I also had my boy-bestie Michael Creed (Mike’s Pantry!) walked me down the aisle.

I could literally spend the next ten pages thanking the people that helped make this the greatest day ever, but in short, thank you to the fabulous Gai Hawthorn for decorating the room in spectacular fashion, graphic artist Stacey Fortescue for all the arty-farty side of things and my brother Barry for rattling off some great jokes as MC. Greg and I’s “adopted fathers” Cr Bernard Bratusa and Cr John Thain for their terrific speeches. Tommy Lawson for his exceptional singing at the ceremony and the reception, Brenda, Simon, Tai and Ange for making all the pieces join together.

My sons Kurtis and Billy along with Greg’s son Paul for performing a sand ceremony, Grandsons Brodie and Jayden as flower petal sprinklers, Greg’s sister saying a beautiful speech and my mother for sitting in the front row unable to control her flowing tears, God love her!

Our friends Wayne and Ted who flew here all the way from Amarillo Texas and the flash-mob crew of John Thain, Annette Thain, Michael Creed, Steve Beard and Mitchy Angel for helping us thank them with a surprise-attack rendition of “Is this the way to Amarillo?” to thank them.

It was like our own blockbuster movie in which everyone we love had a starring role.

In his speech my lovely new husband Greg said, “Thank you to Simon and Brenda Tripp for allowing me to marry the most beautiful girl in the world in the most beautiful place in the world.” - I couldn’t agree more with the latter part and if future brides and grooms are robbed of being able to marry at Fernhill it would just be criminal.

As for the former part I think a new prescription for Greg’s glasses should be our first purchase as man and wife but I love him to bits for saying it. Happy days!!

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PENRITH residents can access more government services in one place now that Medicare services have moved in with Centrelink.

Minister for Human Services Senator the Hon Marise Payne said Centrelink and Medicare will deliver services side by side from the new Penrith one-stop shop.

“All staff and services from the Medicare shopfront in Westfield Shopping Centre will move into the existing Penrith Centrelink Service Centre at 598 High Street next Monday,” Minister Payne said.

“Penrith will join more than 150 communities around the country who now have access to a one-stop shop where Medicare and Centrelink face-to-face services are offered under the one roof.

“Penrith has expert staff to serve customers directly, or help them register online to manage their Centrelink and Medicare business anywhere at anytime.

“Staff can also help jobseekers and seniors use Express Plus apps to get online rather than in line, to conduct their everyday business such as updating their contact details, reporting and recording their income and submitting documents to the department.”

Federal Member for Lindsay Fiona Scott said providing access to a range of services in one place has multiple benefits for the community.

“The Penrith one-stop shop is a practical example of how we are making government services more accessible to all,” Ms Scott said.

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Inspiring health workers of tomorrow NEPEAN Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is providing local high school students with a unique opportunity to experience what it’s really like to work in health through its innovative, Australian-first work experience program ‘Health Inspirations’.

Modelled on the successful UK ‘Work Inspirations’ campaign, Health Inspirations is a comprehensive, five-day program that is designed to provide students with a clearer picture of the world of work and to help them make decisions about their future health career paths based on their interests and strengths. Participants are exposed to up to 30 different career options, services and/or wards during their time at NBMLHD and also are offered ‘interview’ sessions where they are able to ask different members of staff about their careers.

Jamison High School student Andrew Saoullis, who completed Health Inspirations in May 2014, says he enjoyed the program so much that he now recommends it to his friends.

“I originally wanted to be a paramedic but listening to the different staff presentations helped me to realise that I really want to be a psychologist,” Andrew said.

“The psychologist spoke about his work with drug and alcohol patients and the feeling you get from knowing you’ve helped lots of people throughout their lives. I’ve always wanted to help people which is why I always wanted to work in health.”

NBMLHD Manager, Workforce Research and Strategic Projects Dr Conrad Gershevitch says Health Inspirations differs from traditional work experience models in its fresh, student-centred approach.

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introducing young people to what it means to have a career, the kinds of careers that may be available and, most importantly, it gives them a better idea about who they are, what they’re good at and what kinds of careers might best suit their personalities and interests,” Conrad explained.

And the students aren’t the only ones who are benefitting from the new program – staff are relishing in the opportunity to share their knowledge and experience with the students.

“Our employees have enjoyed being involved in inspiring young students. They’ve enjoyed sharing their own stories, hearing students’ stories and more so, learning about how they have personally effected student’s motivation, decisions and/or outlook on health careers,” NBMLHD Project and Research Advisor, Workforce, People and Culture, Amy Soliman said.

The Health Inspirations program was officially launched at Nepean Hospital on Friday, 17 October, with the event featuring engaging speeches from students and staff who had been involved in the program, an interactive Q&A session with parents, video interviews and more.

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River to river A CELEBRATION of the Lachlan and Nepean Rivers, envisioned through contemporary sculpture and weaving by Wiradjuri artist Bev Coe and Sydney-based artist Bronwyn Berman is currently on display at the Penrith Regional Gallery and The Lewers Bequest.

River to River – interwoven landscapes is an exploration of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal perspectives on place, identity, aesthetics and cultured memory concerning the Nepean and Lachlan Rivers.

This exhibition is the capstone of a wider project entitled River to River, which took place during 2012-2014, between artists and communities of the Penrith and Lachlan Shires.

In 2013, artists Bronwyn Berman of Penrith Lakes, and Wiradjuri weaver, Bev Coe of Condobolin in Western NSW, were invited to produce new work which explored their lived experience and passion for the river environments in which they live.

A meeting in Condobolin in April of 2014 allowed the artists to exchange views, skills and techniques which were further developed in their home studios.

Students’ Movember fun day YEAR 5-6 students at Minchinbury Public School are supporting Movember Men’s Health Charities by holding a Fun Day event at the school on November 13 from 4.30pm - 7.30pm.

The twilight time is aimed to involve fathers in school life.

There will be a wide variety of ‘sideshow’ style games for people to compete in - designed and manned by the children themselves.

The students have arranged a variety of community and sporting groups to attend, and quite possibly radio and broadcast media.

Sporting celebrities from Cricket Australia, NRL and AFL are likely to attend - with Cricket Australia locking in three players.

Police and community support officers will also be involved, in what is sure to be a fantastic community event.

Fathers are attending school during the day to read to the children and the entire school will become ‘MoBro’s’ on the day by students wearing funky fake moustaches!!

Jamie Neale is the students’ classroom teacher and he is delighted with how his charges have gone about organisation such a worthwhile event.

Minchinbury PS assistant principal, Stuart Holstein and the school mascot, Jetman, have helped students seek donations towards the big Movember Fun day.

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NADO had a difficult job ahead of them this year to top last years trike ride through Penrith for NADO’s Carers Week Annual Event.

By the expressions on the Carer’s faces, it was certainly achieved.

NADO, a not-for-profit charity that supports people with disabilities and their families in the Nepean and surrounding areas hold an annual event each year to coincide with the NSW Carers Week celebrations.

On Friday 17 October, the St Marys Carers Support Group started their adventure with a brief ceremony facilitated by Denise Heath - CEO of NADO. Fiona Scott, MP – Member

for Lindsay and Tanya Davies, MP – Member for Mulgoa both spoke at the meeting acknowledging and thanking the Carers for their selfless and dedicated roles. One of the St Marys Carers, Mrs Helen Gordon was also formally acknowledged on Monday 13 October at Sydney Parliament House, receiving a Carers Award from Minister for Disability Services, John Ajaka.

Once the official ceremony was over, the Carers were amazed to see a 24 seat stretch PINK Hummer waiting to take them to lunch. With a glass of bubbly in hand, the journey started from NADO’s St Mary Office

and continued to Windsor for lunch at Stir Crazy Noodle Bar. There was certainly a lot of laughter, with some karaoke from our driver singing Elvis songs.

With the support from Employers Mutual with their contribution of $1000 towards the hummer, Stir Crazy Noodle Bar for hosting a delicious lunch, RWW Legal for supplying some bubbles to have over lunch and Women with Altitude for gifts for each of our carers, this event was a great success. Thanks also go to Carers NSW for their contribution to the day.

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winner 2013 said of NADO, “We had an amazing day and really appreciate everything you do for us!!”

“It was great to hear the laughter from everyone with the thrill of being in the hummer. It was wonderful to see them all relaxing and enjoying some time for themselves which so many of us take for granted,” Learne Brischetto from RWW Lawyers added.

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Opinion: Great Gough

By Greg Davies

AUSTRALIA is a much poorer country with the recent passing of our 21st Prime Minister, the honorable E. G. Whitlam.

Love him or hate him, he was an extremely intelligent man with great drive, passion and commitment to the emerging face of our country.

I remember the launch of his 1972 campaign at Blacktown, my first opportunity to vote as a 21 year old, It was standing room only in the hall with many more people craning their necks outside to hear and see a great orator launch into the policies and directions directed at our future.

Australia was ready for change, to step away from our ultra conservative ways and move on to mark our place on the world stage.

It was the time of the Vietnam war, conscription, a divided Australia and a desperate drive to unite our people and bring our country into the twentieth century.

When Gough was catapulted into parliament as Prime Minister, following the election that year, it was a time of hope, a time of change, a time of uniting Australia, It was TIME. Everyone in this country today has had their life affected for the better as a result of the incredible changes and transformations made by the Whitlam led ALP Government.

After 23 years spent as opposition, Gough in power was like the little boy in the lolly shop. He wanted changes and he wanted them now. Deep down he must have known that change is one of the hardest things to sell and his window of opportunity was always going to be limited. So he went for it from day one.

The list of changes made in that three years of power was immense to say the least.

I will not go into all the things achieved as they have been well documented over the last few weeks.

The highlights to me were, 1. lowering the voting age to 18 (if you’re old enough to fight for the country, you are old enough to vote on how it is led), 2. abolishing conscription and bringing home our troops from a war we were always destined to lose. Whilst I have great respect for those men and women who were conscripted to serve, many of them admit that it was not a choice they would have necessarily made if left to individual decisions.

3. The infrastructure that was bought to the suburbs on the outskirts of our cities including sewerage, Universities for education, roads and arts facilities. No longer were we second class citizens in the west. We were Australians, with equality and opportunities to be whatever we wished to achieve.

4. A national medical care system

that did not differentiate from the haves and have nots.

As I said the list of achievements is outstanding in such a short space of time.

If Bill Gates were thirty years older, Gough would have given us a world class NBN, I have no doubt.

Gough Whitlam was not perfect, (he would probably argue with me on that) he had his human flaws as we all do, but he was driven to serve and make this country what it is today.

He was a man of integrity and good old fashioned guts. I recall when he had trouble with the changes he wanted being stymied by the upper house, he made the call for a double dissolution of parliament and was rewarded with an election win and a vote of confidence from the voting public.

The greatest thing about E G Whitlam was his long term vision for the future. Politicians these days only think of the next three years and how to get re-elected. He saw the future and wanted the country to be part of it.

I just wish we had leaders today that could adopt that long term vision and work towards it.

Change as I said is always difficult and it may cost you office as you fight the tide of conservatism, but like Whitlam, history will treat you kindly and you will have left a legacy for future generations. Is that not what a leader should achieve?

One of our readers, St Clair resident Narelle Albanil during a visit to Kirribilli House with the then Prime Minister Whitlam when she was 7 years old.

Labor Candidate for Londonderry, Prue Car said Gough Whitlam was a hero, a visionary and an inspiration to millions of Australians over the decades.

“His legacy will live throughout the ages because of his many nationchanging achievements. To me, his single most important impact was the establishment of Medicare – free Universal health care for all,” Prue said.

“Like thousands of others every day, I gave birth to my beautiful son last year at Nepean Hospital by emergency caesarean section.

“I had doctors and nurses swirling around me, and I was left with no bill to pay. What a great country we live in.

Thanks Gough.”

Vale E. G. Whitlam

When Nepean News journalist Greg Yanda wrote a Legend of the Nepean piece on local resident, Freda Whitlam, he was surprised and delighted to receive a letter from the former Prime Minister.

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TEARS flowed and rightly so when John McLean walked across the finish line at last Sunday’s Nepean Triathlon.

Gotta admire any person who can swim one kilometre, jump on a bike and pedal 30km and the wind up by pounding 10km on the road.

And there’s no more admirable bloke than John McLean who crossed the finish line into the arms of his devoted family and friends.

You see, back in 1988 John was cycling along a major arterial road when an eight tonne truck sideswiped him, causing horrific injuries.

He was left an incomplete paraplegic and his injuries included a broken back, a pelvis broken into four pieces, two shattered arms, broken ribs and a punctured lung.

His training ride was part of his preparation for that year’s Nepean Triathlon.

So more than a quarter of a century later, this amazing, courageous man was able to complete the task begun so very long ago.

Throughout the arduous journey, John was cheered on by his family,

A man to be admired – John McLean.

friends, sporting mates and thousands of well-wishers.

Several times throughout the race, John was given the sort of kiss-of-life by his wife Amanda.

Amanda’s kisses seemed to give John a second-wind time and time again and he kept surging all the way to the end of the race.

(But maybe he was pretending to be doing it tough, just to land a kiss from his beloved wife!).

“This is the hardest thing I have

ever done,” said John as he shambled to the finish line, aided by his trusty walking poles.

He said every one of the final 10km “felt like a 100km” but he refused to hoist the white flag – those kisses aided him immensely as he fought fatigue and pain to complete his task.

John refused to sit in his wheelchair at the end of the triathlon – tough, this man’s so tough that where he spits, the pavement cracks!

Aged care FIONA Scott MP said the streamlining of assessments for home support services would make it much easier for older Australians to remain in their home longer.

“Most people want to remain living in their home for as long as possible and the new assessment services will greatly assist in determining what is required to make this a reality,” Fiona Scott said.

“The Government is calling for tenders to deliver around 240,000 assessments to people seeking aged care support in their home which will help deliver a consistent approach for people seeking support through the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) from 1st July 2015.

“Successful tenderers will form part of the national network of My Aged Care Regional Assessment Services which means for the first time there will be a single point of entry into the aged care system.

Information regarding the tender is available at www. tenders.gov.au with information about My Aged Care available at www.myagedcare.gov.au

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REMEMBRANCE DAY | 11 NOVEMBER 2014

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By Kerrie Davies

Nearly 9,000 Australian soldiers lost their lives in Gallipoli

On November 11 we reflect on the enormous sacrifice of those we have lost and we honour those who served or continue to serve our nation. Lest we forget

FIONA

SCOTT FEDERAL MEMBER FOR LINDSAY

IF you cast your eyes around you won’t have to look far to find a safety barrier, warning sign or rule in place aimed at protecting people.

And often it is protecting them against their own stupidity!

Just about every possible danger to a human being has been dealt with by minimising the chances of being exposed to it.

And furthermore, we expect it. “Wouldn’t you think that area would be fenced off better”, or “where’s the sign telling us that this is dangerous?” We are a generation that is not only protected to the hilt, but we are quite precious about any potential exposure to danger without the appropriate warnings.

There is a point to my ramblings above - I want you to contrast today’s expectations with those who sacrificed their lives in the name of our country.

With little or notice they said a quick farewell to their families, their

friends and their life as they knew it and set off for the completely unknown.

There were no instruction manuals telling them what to expect; there were no step-by-step guides on how to minimise their exposure to danger and there were certainly no fail-safe barriers placed between themselves and death.

There were no warning signs notifying them what the chances of survival were. These days even poker machines are obliged to warn you about the chances of losing your spare coins - not so for our diggers who risked losing their entire being.

This year 11 November marks the 96th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War (1914–18). Each year on this day Australians observe one minute’s silence at 11 am, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts.

We owe it to those who fought through bloody battles to ensure future generations have the freedom and lifestyle we now enjoy.

Lest We Forget

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My prayers and thanks to the courageous men and women, both past and present, who have sacrificed so much, so we can enjoy the gift of freedom.

God bless them all.

Lest we forget.

ON REMEMBRANCE DAY WE PAUSE TO REFLECT ON THE SACRIFICE OF THOSE WHO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY, AS WELL AS THOSE CURRENTLY DOING SO.

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An Australian officer visits a comrades grave (Australian War Memorial G00149)

On the 11th of November we pause to remember the sacrifice of those who have served and those who are currently serving in the defence of our country.

BART BASSETT There’ll be services held in St Marys and Penrith, and if you can’t get to one of those venues due to work commitments, why not suggest having a minute’s silence in

your workplace?

It is one minute out of our lives to acknowledge the enormity of sacrifice those before us made.

Lest we forget.

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Tuesday 11th November 2014 10.40AM MEMORY PARK WOODRIFF STREET, PENRITH NSW

A cordial invitation is extended to the people of Penrith to join with us in remembering those who lost their lives in war.

Tribute laying by individuals and organisations is welcomed.

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WELL….. fall off me chair, another gig has come through the door, I have just been selected to sit on the NSW Police Security Licensing & Enforcement Directorate (SLED) advisory committee. So what does that mean in layman terms? I am going to be bloody busy! (Gulp) I am not sure whether I need a high five or an upper cut with a Bruce Lee round-kick to finish me off, however I would have to say that the SLED board is something that I am pretty damn passionate about - see, I have a soft side - I don’t always eat nails for breakfast and spit them out in a row.

I just can’t get my head around how many boneheads engage in noncompliant security companies Some dude walks through the door saying that he is from a security company and I have seen people almost give them the friggn keys to the city!

I do feel that after a year or more

writing this column that we are all now family (You and me) and sharing a few words of worldly advice is what I consider a sisterly thing to do. Now I may not be able to give you next week’s lotto numbers or tell you what colour your undies are, however I have been told that I am full of it (Worldly advice that is) and I, as the compassionate person that I am will share the love with you. (Iz see’s the light) When engaging in a security company, look for a Master Licence number, ours is 405714685. Ask for any insurance documents such as public liability, workers comp, security licences. Ask to see them; this is your house, your business, your life. These guys have the MASTER codes to your house and your business. Making sense now? Scary, ey?

Can I tell you how many electricians, plumbers, tradies and others are installing security alarms

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unlicensed? Yes well don’t get me started on that subject (I may vomit green stuff everywhere and spin my head 180 degrees, screaming you’re not my mother). All service personnel must be SECURITY licensed to install, service, and fix your security alarm system.

Next is manpower security, my next gripe. Folks, when a security company comes in really cheap on a quote to supply a physical security officer it usually means that somewhere along the line, something is cutting a corner somewhere and that somewhere is usually wages? Just remember that these are humans that you are getting a quote on. Living, breathing humans, that have family and a life.

Every ad in newspapers, radio, magazine, TV must have the Master licence number displayed, do I see this? Yeah, nah not all the time. Every security warning sign on a fence line must display a security Master Licence

number - do I see this? Yeah, nah not all the time.

To say it in intelligent terms, I believe that the regulated compliance standards of the security industry are well, questionable! However the great news (Yippee) is that every NSW Police officer is able to compliance-check security personnel (big smiley face) does that happen as much as it should? hmmmmm questionable! Which some may say they have better things to do, yes maybe, granted. So it is up to you, as the engager to make sure that you check those standards, because I would hate one of the security guards that are being allegedly paid cash and/or really low wages, from the approved cheap cheap quote you signed off on, to fall over and injure themselves on your work site …..

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By Greg Martin

IN our last edition of the Nepean News, we sadly had to report the passing of two legends of the Nepean – Bob Ausburn and Phil Behon who was the subject of that edition’s Legend of the Nepean article.

But gleefully this week we can tell you a yarn which will lift your spirits!

Kevin Robinson who was yet another Legend of the Nepean subject back in our December 5 edition last year, is one of 16 NSW finalists in the 2015 Australian of the Year Awards.

From these finalists, NSW Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year, Young Australian of the Year and Local Hero Award recipients will be announced at a reception at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney on November 10, 2014.

The prestigious year round program culminates in the announcement of the national award recipients in Canberra on Australia Day Eve. Kevin is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Little Wings, a registered charity that provides free air transport for children from rural and regional NSW to Sydney, for treatment at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

He is one of four finalists in the NSW Local Hero category along with

Businessman, Adrian Nisbet (l), is a strong supporter of Little Wings as is Mulgoa MP Tanya Davies. On Kevin’s left is Bridget McGinley, the Clinical Nursing Consultant at Westmead Children’s Hospital

Carrie Deane - Social entrepreneur (Darlinghurst); Dr Kelvin Kong - Surgeon (Hamilton South) and Dr Eman Sharobeem - Women’s advocate (Abbotsbury).

Kevin Robinson receives the Westpac 2013 award for Not for Profit Executive from Jason Yetton.

Here’s a brief extract from our November 5 story which, well tells you the story of a remarkable human being whose affinity with the bush, passion for humanity, business

LITTLE Wings’ aim is to keep rural and regional families together as much as possible when a child is receiving treatment for a longterm serious illness.

Flights are provided to families who, for medical or geographical reasons, cannot use road or rail transport or commercial air transport.

“Living in remote or rural communities puts children with serious, long-term illness and their families at significant disadvantage financially, emotionally and logistically,” Kevin explains.

“Cancer treatment, for example, takes several gruelling cycles, leaving children feeling unwell and unable to face long road travel.

“Sadly in many cases, the accumulated financial and separation stress causes families to fall apart permanently.”

Little Wings initially provided for children undergoing cancer treatment but is now building its capacity to provide services to other seriously ill children attending The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

Discussions are currently in train with Nepean Hospital for Little Wings to provide a similar service to its young patients and their families.

Kevin said the Little Wings service is driven by principles which highlight social, medical and financial need:

acumen and flying skills are making life-saving differences to ill children and their families all over rural New South Wales.

• bush children require and should have the same opportunity to recover from medical treatment cycles as their city counterparts; • families living in communities that have no specialised paediatric medical services face significant financial loss on top of the cost of medical services; long-distance travel requires funding of temporary city accommodation, long-distance transport and carer support for the remaining family when parents accompany a child to the city for critical treatment – the aim is to reduce that stress; • a child is likely to recover more quickly from treatment if he or she returns to family, and travels safely and comfortably to specialist services in the city; and • the siblings of seriously ill children in rural communities face additional emotional trauma as they are separated from their ill sibling and from one or two parents, and have to be cared for by other family and friends.

Returning children home safely and quickly after treatment, a Little Wings flight enables families to remain together as much as possible during a very traumatic time.

By enhancing the quality of life, recovery process and family cohesiveness for sick bush children, Little Wings reduces the disruption to childhood for seriously ill patients.

All associated with the Nepean News offer their heartfelt congratulations to an inspirational man.

Onya Kevin!

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Legends of the Nepean

By Greg Martin

Let the singing begin!

A young Brittanie with grandparents Doreen and Clem Shipway.

DO I really get paid for compiling these Legend of the Nepean articles for this fine publication?

Well, I do have to put tucker on the table but just about every edition I ask myself: “Does Kerrie (Martin, editor) really pay me for meeting these remarkable people?”

Fortnight after fortnight I have the privilege of interviewing worthy subjects nominated to us by our readers – and of course my dedicated editor also can find me a good ‘un on occasions as well.

Well, she’s done it again by providing me the opportunity to meet Brittanie Shipway.

Brittanie is 21-years-old, pretty as a button, intelligent, kind, generous, and talented – apart from that, she doesn’t have much going for her!

One of my favourite characters in cartoon-dom is Troy McClure of The Simpsons fame – Troy is a washedup former B movie actor, scrounging a living doing Master of Ceremony roles and infomercials.

McClure always introduces himself by saying, “Hi, I’m Troy

McClure. You may remember me from such [films, educational videos, voiceovers, etc.] as....”

Well you may remember Brittanie Shipway from her participation in the most recent series of the popular television series, The Voice.

Or from playing with the young Brittanie as she grew up in Mulgoa or as a fellow student at St Paul’s Grammar or through watching and hearing her perform in local musical productions such as Les Miserables in which she played Cosette, Beauty and the Beast (Bell) and as Rizzo in Grease.

And can this pleasant young lady perform!

But it was her performances in the 2014 The Voice which have propelled into the public domain as a singer.

Brittanie, who has a sultry, big voice, breezed through the early rounds of The Voice before being eliminated.

Your writer has watched all her performances on the show and is still dumbstruck as to how Brittanie didn’t get at least to the finals.

Can she belt out a tune!

Fancy letting boofheads vote on something like The Voice which

could make or break a performer’s confidence and, well, well-being.

But let’s have a gander at what Brittanie achieved during her campaign on The Voice.

She was one of 10,000 would-be stars who submitted audition tapes from which just 120 would-be stars were invited to meet and perform a song for the producers to determine which of them gained the opportunity to appear on the 2014 series.

Brittanie wowed the producers with a version of Carole Bayer Sager and Burt Bacharach’s classic, On My Own and continued to do so with audiences during her stint on the show.

That big voice of hers thrilled one and all and she looked set to go all the way before, as she says, “mucked up” a high note during her duet battle with another contestant.

“It wasn’t meant to be,” Brittanie said.

“But then I will never forget the entire experience and it in turn has made a big difference to my life.

“Performing in front of a vast TV audience brought me to the attention of two organisations which have used my ‘five minutes of fame’ to help

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BRITTANIE SHIPWAY “Eliminating bullying from schoolyards, the workplace – wherever – is something of which I am truly passionate,” Brittanie said.

Of course Brittanie has also had a long passion for singing, first developed as a six-year-old when she and her mum, who both doted on the TV show, Young Talent Time, sang along to such talented young performers as Tina Arena.

“Mum told my ma and pa (Doreen and Clem shipway) that I could sing and that led to my taking singing lessons with the wonderful vocal coach Sussan Towers who lives in the Lower Blue Mountains,” Brittanie said.

“I have Sussan’s coaching and encouragement to thank for what I am achieving today!”

When Brittanie’s mum had to move to the country in her employment, it was decided by the Shipway clan that Brittanie would stay in Mulgoa and live with Doreen and Clem whilst taking up a full music scholarship at St Paul’s Grammar.

Both “Ma and Pa” were tremendous supporters of their granddaughter’s musical talents sadly, Doreen succumbed to cancer in

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During the last 12 months of her life, Brittanie became her full-time carer, somehow managing to continue with her HSC studies whilst helping Clem nurse Doreen until she passed.

Last year, Brittanie commenced an Arts (Music Therapy/Psychology) degree at university but after a few months decided she “wasn’t being true to myself” and dropped out.

“I felt I was on the wrong path.” she explained. “I was copping out of doing what I really wanted to do and that was to pursue a career as an actor and singer.”

A brave move – but a move which is certainly bearing fruit.

Brittanie is currently working on producing a video of a song she co-wrote with songwriter, Nikolai Lysewycz – It’s Over, a “big pop ballad” about the end of a relationship.

“We have kindly been given permission to produce the video in the mansion at Fernhill Estate,” Brittanie said.

Historic Fernhill has been pleasing the eye of all visitors since 1842.

Brittanie Shipway will also be pleasing the eye – and ears – of

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boost their profiles – Nordoff Robbins and Bully Zero.”

Nordoff-Robbins is a non-profit company which uses music therapy to “awaken an inborn musicality in every client in order to develop his or her full potential as a human being”.

The mission of Bully Zero Australia Foundation is to provide genuine and enduring care for bullying victims and their families.

Brittanie is a regular visitor to Nordfoff - Robbins where she gleefully uses her musical talents to inspire and aid children and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities such as mental health issues, speech disorders, depression, Autism Spectrum disorder and Cerebral Palsy.

One of her charges, Kate, a High Functioning Asperger’s sufferer, has become so good at the singing caper, she joined with Brittanie in performing at the recent Fernhill Estate Picnic Race Day. Always intolerant of bullying wherever it raises its ugly head, Brittanie jumped at the opportunity to become an ambassador for Bully Zero for which she performs at the organisation’s fundraising functions.

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Brittanie belts out a jazz number. Her inspirations are legends Ella Fitzgerald and Judy Garland and current Australian singer, Katie Noonan and Emma Pask.

audiences for many years to come.

Brittanie Shipway – remember the name!

Brittanie Shipway was nominated as a Legend of the Nepean by Kerrie Martin – oops, Davies.

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

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Ripples continue to offer the opportunity to participate in a wide range of Aquatic and Fitness activities.

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Harry’s sore legs!

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This is a story about Harry the 1 year old poodle cross. Harry was brought to NepeanAnimal Hospital when his owner noticed Harry had an odd limp. Harry would sometimes hold his left hind leg up for a day and then it would go back to normal. This

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would then switch to his right hind leg?????

Dr Hannah examined Harry. She thoroughly checked his back leg joints and his hips. It was during this examination she discovered she was able to dislocate (luxate)Harry’s knee caps (patella’s). One side was worse than the other.

It appeared that Harry had a condition which is very common in small breed dogs called “Luxating Patella’s” .

There are many reasons why the patella can luxate, such as trauma, but the most common reason in small dogs is a deformed shin bone causing the top of the tiba to be out of alignment with the thigh muscles. As the thigh muscles contract, the force pulls the patella against the inner groove that it is sitting in.Over time this movement causes the inner side of the groove to wear down and the patella begins to luxate.

Some dogs can tolerate this problem for a while, but the joint may become arthritic and painful if left too long. The problem also increases the chances of ruptruing your cruciate ligament.

Poor little Harry was in a lot of

pain, plus we needed to stop arthritis developing.

We recommended Harry have corrective surgery on his knees.

This surgery is very safe, and very successful in experienced hands. But the sooner the surgery is performed the better the result.

Harry had both of his knees operated on by Dr Eva and Dr Yui .There are three major steps to the surgery: 1. The point where the patella ligament is attached is moved and surgically pinned to its proper location.

2. The groove where the patella sits is sometimes deepened to help the patella stay in place.

3. The capsule around the knee joint is tightened.

It is important to have this surgery performed before arthritis occurs in the joint. If there is no arthritis, then the patient should regain full use of their leg. If there is arthritis in the joint already, the joint can still be painful, especially in the cold weather. Lucky for Harry he is a young dog and has not yet suffered major arthritis in his joints. Harry continues to recover from his surgery. He is very very

active and doesn’t know he needs to rest, he is doing well.

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Think about it. When we’re young, we all have naturally plump, cherubic faces. Over time, nature inevitably takes its course, leaving us with cheeks that are sagging and skin that is sinking.

To put it in more scientific terms, gravity begins to pull our cheek skin down from off of the malar (cheek bone) and onto our mid-face.

As more time goes by, the skin sinks even further, closer to the nose and mouth. This, of course, is what eventually creates the nose-to-mouth

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This type of fat loss usually starts in our late 20s, becoming more (painfully) obvious in our mid to late 30s. It often gives us the look of being gaunt or tired, and under eye circles usually become more apparent.

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Putting fat back into our cheeks is a quick procedure with little down time. There’s no knife required, and you will be able to move your face freely afterwards (so no one will be the wiser).

Touted as “the liquid cheek lift,” doctors and dermatologists are now injecting small amounts of

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St Stephen the Martyr Anglican Church, Penrith Rachel Wong, NDHS’s Research Officer

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his year, the church celebrated the 175th anniversary with two special events. A Sunday service with The Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Glenn Davies as the special guest was held on the 20th July. A Community History day with talks on the church building, cemetery and Rev. Henry Fulton - the first Incumbent of the Church was on the 13th September. There were tours of the cemetery, organ music recitals and displays of photographs from St Stephen’s archives and early church registers. Our society, the Nepean District Historical Archaeology Group, Nepean Family History Society and Penrith City Library also had displays of books, photographs and other items.

Our Museum has these two items of historic significance relating to the church.

connected with the church for over 70 years, church warden for over 45 years and Treasurer for over 40.

John Richmond Tipping married Alice Besley at this church, they were also both christened and confirmed here. J.R. Tipping was said to be a wonderful tenor singer and gave much of his time to the church. The early members of the Kellett, Neale and Tipping families were all buried at their family plots in the historic cemetery.

 The first St Stephen’s Sunday School Hall

 St Stephen’s church group on a picnic, 1899-1903 by A.E. Breyley

This is a photograph by Arthur Edgar Breyley of the church group on a picnic. My research indicates that the photograph was taken from 1899 to 1903. Rev. Hargrave, as well as prominent members of the Penrith community such as William and Emma Orth, Mrs Kellett, Mrs H.J.F. Neale and J. R. Tipping have been named on the back of the photograph. Rev. Edward Hargrave was the rector at this church from 1899 to 1903, his particular area of interest was the Sunday School.

The Orth family have been honoured at this church with a stained glass window on the north wall of the nave and two plaques. William Orth was a superintendent of the Sunday school for 47 years and choirmaster for many years. His wife Emma was remembered as a church worker and member of the choir. Their son, Ernest William Orth, was the organist for 60 years and his wife Annie was a respected church worker. Mrs Sarah Kellett took over Penrith Post Office after the death of her husband, Charles Henry Kellett. Mrs Jane Neale was the wife of Henry James Fulton Neale who was

This is a photo postcard of the first St. Stephen’s Sunday School Hall built in 1870 and demolished in 1917. On the back of the postcard is handwritten “St Stephens Sunday School Penrith where Edward, Claude and April Heathcote attended Sunday School till 1912”. Thomas and Elizabeth Heathcote with their children, lived first in Castlereagh St, Penrith then ‘Hill View’ Hornseywood. The family later moved to Dulwich Hill. Edward, Claude and April’s grandfather was Michael Long, a Mayor of Penrith. In 1919, Claude passed away, age 21 after a sudden illness.

Please contact me at the Museum if you can give me any further information on the people in the group photograph.

References: God’s Acre - A history of the church of St Stephen the Martyr, Penrith by R. Roberts; History in Stone by J. McD. Jones; City of Penrith Electoral Roll 1903; ‘It’s time to celebrate’ in Penrith City Gazette, 17 July 2014; ‘Historic churches milestone’ in Penrith Press, 8 July 2014; ‘Death of Mr. C. Heathcote’ in Nepean Times, 3 May 1919; The Incumbents 18392014 from the archives of St Stephens; Window and other Memorials on the wall of the Church of St Stephen the Martyr; ‘He served the Community well - the late Mr. J.R. Tipping’ in Nepean Times, 19th April 1956: ‘Death of Mrs S. Kellett’ in Nepean Times, 24 March 1934; information from Penrith Library.

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Our Kerrie ties the knot

By Greg Martin

I FIRST met Kerrie Martin in 2007 when we were both newcomers to another publication.

Long blonde hair, beautiful, sparkling blue eyes, beaming smile and, well, THAT figure – hubba, hubba, hubba!

To say she was a good sort was to say John Wayne could throw his leg over a horse.

Of course you can never tell a book by its cover but once you opened the book on Kerrie Martin, the content inside was an even better “read”.

Intelligent, warm, caring, generous, kind, funny – the real deal as a person you would want to call “friend”.

And many were fortunate enough to call her just that!

One of those friends was Greg Davies who had met her earlier that year when Kerrie interviewed the then Mayor of Penrith.

To say Greg Davies is Kerrie’s soul-mate it to say all those horses hated having big John heaving himself into the saddle.

It was a relationship which gradually grew from friendship to love and – a love that culminated with their wedding at magnificent Fernhill Estate last Saturday night.

I was fortunate to be among those close friends who were invited to witness their becoming man and wife on the mansion lawns and then to celebrate the occasion late into the

night at the estate’s Hayshed function centre.

The joy on Kerrie’s face when she and Greg were presented to the throng after signing on the dotted line to seal the deal, and later when the couple performed the “bridal waltz” will forever remain in my memory.

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Greg Davies – may your your time together be long and fulfilling.

Bridesmaid Korena Hale, Maid of Honour Marise Payne, Bridesmaids Kellie Fletcher and Karen Correy

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Step back in time

JOKES

EVENTS

1534 - English Parliament passes Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church - a role formerly held by the Pope.

1817 - The independent government of Venezuela is established by Simón Bolívar.

1831 - In Southampton County, Virginia, escaped slave Nat Turner is captured and arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history.

1918 - The Ottoman Empire signs an armistice with the Allies, ending the First World War in the Middle East.

1922 - Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy.

1925 - John Logie Baird creates Britain’s first television transmitter.

1938 - Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.

1941 - World War II: Franklin Delano Roosevelt approves U.S. $1 billion in LendLease aid to the Allied nations.

1944 - Anne Frank and sister Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

1945 - Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers to break the baseball colour barrier.

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John Adams, American politician, 2nd President of the United States (d. 1826).

Ruth Gordon, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1985).

Henry Winkler, American actor, director, and producer.

Diego Maradona, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager.

Courtney Walsh, Jamaican cricketer.

DEATHS 1809 - William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1738) 1968 - Ramon Novarro, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (b. 1899).

2000 - Steve Allen, American actor and singer (b. 1921).

2007 - Robert Goulet, American actor and singer (b. 1933).

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A tipsy looking, curious gentleman came over to him and asked what he was doing. “Fishing” the old man said simply.

“Poor old fool” the gentleman thought and he invited the ragged old man to a drink in the pub.

As he felt he should start some conversation while they were sipping their whiskey, the gentleman asked, “and how many have you caught?”

“You‛re the eighth,” the old man answered.

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3. I was thrown out of New York University for cheating on my Metaphysics final. I looked within the soul of the boy sitting next to me.

4. When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented my room.

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Glorious day at Fernhill Picnics

An estimated 4,000 racegoers converged on the picturesque Fernhill Estate in Mulgoa on Saturday for the second edition of the annual Fernhill Picnic Races which coincided for the first time with Caulfield Cup Day. The races were officially opened by Minister for Sport and Recreation, The Hon. Stuart Ayres MP, Federal Member for Lindsay, The Hon. Fiona Scott MP and Mayor of Penrith City, Clr Ross Fowler OAM. The six-race program was headlined by the $15,000 Fernhill Cup which was won by the Hawkesbury-trained eight-

year-old gelding Colour Purple. His jockey, John Nisbet, had recently come out of retirement and was a popular winner on the day.

Equally as popular was legendary radio and television broadcaster Ray Hadley who was perched atop a temporary tower calling the action of the races.

Picnic Race Day ambassador (former State of Origin Star and Penrith Holden Cup Coach) Trent Barrett was joined by Penrith Panthers Jamie Soward, Kevin Kingston and Jamal Idris who spent the day greeting

delighted fans.

In the Luv My Bag Fashions on the Field Competition, a well-qualified panel of judges selected 10 finalists from a very well-dressed crowd. The day’s eventual winner was Chloe Bailey of Regentville who wore a floral A-line dress and stunning pastel pink headpiece. Runners-up were the 1950s inspired Deahna Bracken from Mount Annan and Fay Stevens of Marrickville.

Fernhill’s fashionistas were not the only winners on the day. Dianne Smith of Penrith won a five night trip to Hamilton Island, while Stephen

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Barrington of Springwood scored a corporate box for eight of his friends at an upcoming Twenty20 International at ANZ Stadium.

“Saturday was a very fitting encore to the inaugural picnic meeting last year,” said Mrs Brenda Tripp, Owner and CEO of Fernhill Estate.

“I’d like to thank everyone who visited Fernhill on Saturday and made the event the success that it was.

“We are confident that the Fernhill Picnics will continue to grow and that this is a day that the whole community looks forward to each year.”

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The Merchant of Venice

By By William Shakespeare LOVE. TAKE A GAMBLE.

EMU Heights Theatre Company proudly presents Shakespeare’s comedy ‘The Merchant of Venice’ and asks audiences the question, what would you gamble for love?

‘The Merchant of Venice’ is a refreshingly modern and cutting comedy: Superstar Bassanio risks his close friendship with the merchant, Antonio, to win the hand of the fabled lady of Belmont, Portia; cashstrapped Antonio takes a chance with his enemy, the Jewish refugee Shylock, to get the money for Bassanio; the vilified Shylock takes no risks to ensure Antonio pays him either his money or a pound of flesh; and the lady Portia, who must marry to keep her royal estate, tries everything in her power to snag the perfect bachelor.

Even though it is one of Shakespeare’s comedies, there is a more serious side to the action. The play’s biting commentary on racism, sexism and bigotry are key facets to the story and are still very relevant to our world today.

Emu Heights Theatre Company has championed independent theatre in Western Sydney since its creation in

2010. For ‘The Merchant of Venice’, CEO Michele Zammit and Director Ian Zammit have brought together a company of 28 professional actors, designers and technicians, dedicated to bringing quality theatre to Western Sydney. The majority of the talented company members hail from or have worked extensively in the region, and members from Penrith include: recent AADA graduate Luke Middlebrook playing the charming Bassanio; veteran performer David Attrill playing multiple roles including the Duke of Venice; and experienced Theatre Nepean graduates Emily Elise (playing Nerissa), Diego AR Melo (playing Gratiano) and Stage Manager Lydia Kelly.

The company are delighted to present Shakespeare’s biting comedy about money, bigotry, and the masks we wear for love. The play runs for 8 performances in Penrith’s worldclass Q Theatre, at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith, from 715 November 2014.

Adult Tickets are $35, with Tickets for Students, Concessions and Groups of four or more Adults available at $25 each. School bookings provide 1 free adult ticket per 10 student tickets booked.

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The house built for a cure has sold!

FOLLOWING a competitive and nailbiting auction, the Build for a Cure house today sold for $783,000, where proceeds will be donated to Children’s Cancer Institute funding vital medical research to cure childhood cancer.

With seven registered bidders, five active bidders, with 16 bids above the reserve, the Build for a Cure home, built and fully furnished in Glenmore Park, was purchased by a lucky family who can now call the four-bedroom, two-bathroom house a home.

New owner, Rosemary and son Stefan Dorakay said: “This is just so incredible and so exciting. We drove past during the build, seeing all the tradies working so hard – we never thought at the time we would be its first owners.

It was a whirlwind auction and it came down to the last $500. We’re thrilled to have bought a house that will have such a positive impact on childhood cancer,” said Ms Dorakay.

The auction was abuzz with activity as a huge crowd descended upon 59 Forestwood Drive, Glenmore Park just before of the 2pm kick-off time. Among the serious bidders vying for a piece of Sydney’s hotly contested western real estate, were families of the partners and suppliers involved in the significant build.

PRDnationwide real estate agent, Daniel Latty said: “This house is phenomenal. Not only do we have a luxury family home, but the fact that it has sold fully furnished to such a high calibre is not something the Penrith market has seen before, so the lucky new owners have really hit the jackpot with this unique house.”

Auctioneer Damien Cooley said: “Today’s incredible sale is the result of a combination of hard work from all who stepped foot on this parcel of land. What the listing agents, PRDnationwide Penrith, achieved in balancing the importance of the cause and doing their job as real estate agents, is truly amazing.”

Children’s Cancer Institute Executive Director Professor Michelle

Haber AM said: “The Build for a Cure house is an extraordinary gift to Children’s Cancer Institute, marking 30 years of dedicated medical research to find a cure for childhood cancer.”

“I am thrilled that Children’s Cancer Institute is the beneficiary of Build for a Cure, a wonderfully innovative project, and I am blown away by the generosity of our partners who have made this happen. This ground-breaking campaign will raise much-needed funds that will take us a step closer to curing childhood cancer.

It’s not if, it’s when.”

The proud new owners can now look forward to moving in and enjoying their lavish four-bedroom, two-bathroom ‘Havana One’ home which was donated by McDonald

Jones Homes and built in partnership with Austral Bricks. The new home sits on 500m² of land in Glenmore Park donated by Wearn Brothers Group and is fully furnished by Freedom, with kitchen and laundry appliances by Electrolux and home entertainment by Panasonic.

Also supporting Children’s Cancer Institute’s Build for a Cure project was McDonald Jones Homes’ ambassador and Australia’s favourite chippy, Scott Cam, The Block’s 2012 winners Brad and Lara Cranfield and multi-winning auctioneer Damien Cooley, as well as celebrity interior stylist Jason Grant, all lending a hand and working on site.

In total, the Build for a Cure house comes with more than $127,000 worth of upgrades to the standard Havana One design, more than $72,000 worth of furnishings and more than $4,000 worth of bonuses including 12 months of garden services thanks to The Lawn Ranger, six months’ worth of cleaning thanks to Scrubb.com.au and even a $500 Woolworths voucher to fill the fridge.

It took a team of more than 100 volunteer tradies and support staff, working around the clock to create the Build for a Cure house and all real estate services were kindly donated by PRDnationwide Penrith.

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Everyone should have a household and/or personal budget, especially if you have some debts that need to be repaid. Unless you know where your money is spent, it is harder to know where or how you can reduce any expenses.

We should all be living within our own means and not relying on credit cards and personal loans to pay for our everyday living expense and luxuries. All these expenses should be paid for from our income and savings. If you put off paying until the future, interest is added and debts easily accumulate. Once people start borrowing, some stay in a debt trap for many years and sometimes their whole lives.

If you find yourself living off the credit cards and not paying off the total balance each month, there are a few obvious solutions you can use.

REDUCNG YOUR EXPENSESTake your lunch to work. Car pool to work and save on petrol and car maintenance. Eat at home more often. Don’t upgrade your mobile phone or car every time a new model comes out. Keep using things until they don’t work anymore. Buy quality items, clothes etc will last a long time. Cancel your Foxtel

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A lot of people love their annual overseas holidays. You can still have a great time and relax by having a cheaper holiday in the best country in the world, Australia. Stay at a caravan park, cabin or go camping. If you do so outside of the peak times, these stays can be very cheap and will be just as relaxing.

One of the worst financial mistakes some people make is pay for their holiday on credit. A month after the holiday is finished, they may have more financial and emotional stress than existed before the holiday because they now have the debt that accumulates interest. A cheap holiday then turns into an expensive one. No one will ever buy your memories and photos so they is no asset to sell to prepay this debt. All holidays should be paid for from your savings. You will enjoy it more while away and more so in the future without having any debt to worry about.

There are a million ways to save money and reduce your expenses.

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CASH IN SOME ASSETS THAT YOU DON’T NEED OR USEHave a garage sale. Sell your old car before buying a new one (you usually get more selling it than trading it in).

INCREASE YOU R INCOMEAsk your boss for a raise. They can only say no! Look for a higher paying job. Do some/more over time.

Get a second job. If you are a parent looking after small kids, get a part time job that you can do when the kids are at school or could be looked after by someone else.

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START SPREADING THE NEWS, I’M LEAVING TODAY

FOR the past five and a bit years I’ve had the good fortune to be a part of the Triple M Grill Team on Sydney breakfast radio (Mon-Fri 6am-9am).

In that time I’ve met superstar after superstar, with the majority being most pleasurable to meet.

I’ve been to some great suburbs around our great city as we conduct outside broadcasts.

I’ve been to XXXX Island which is off the coast of North Queensland, and I’ve travelled up the north coast of NSW broadcasting the show.

But last year all of the above got ‘gazumped’ by my first ever trip to Turkey.

We were camped for the week in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city with over 14 million inhabitants.

It is one of the most amazing culturally significant cities in the world with a mere bridge separating Europe from Asia.

To say it is a breathtaking place would be a gross understatement.

Witnessing the dawn service at Gallipoli capped off one of the best weeks of my life.

So what next?

How about nine days doing our show from New York!

Yep, I’m off today (Thursday, Oct 30) to the City that Never Sleeps as we support our fellow Grill Team member, Gus Worland, as he runs shuffles) the 42km’s that is the New York Marathon.

For the past six months Gus has been training vigorously to take on one of the world’s hardest runs. He has also lost 30 kilos in the meantime and the journey is being made into a TV show that will be aired on Foxtel’s A&E channel over six weeks debuting, on Thursday, November 6.

I have never been to the States but those that have, especially those that have visited the Big Apple have raved about it.

In fact I reckon out of the 50 or so people I’ve spoken to about our trip this week, 50 have said New York is the best place you’ll ever visit.

I hope it’s not like one of those blockbuster movies that come out and everybody raves about it only to watch it personally and be disappointed.

I feel as though I’m gonna like it.

I’m far from a worldly traveller and in fact choose either Burleigh on the Gold Coast or Terrigal as my holiday destinations of choice.

New York is another beast all together, but I must say I’m excited.

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WHILE I’ve got the chance. I’d like to congratulate the Editor of this fantastic magazine, Kerrie Davies (nee Martin) and new hubby, Penrith City Council Deputy Mayor Greg Davies on their recent nuptials.

I believe they leave for New York a couple of days after me so I can’t wait to share a toast on the other side of the world.

I can’t wait to wake up in a City that Never Sleep to find I’m A number one, top of the list, king of the hill.

And if I can make it there, I’m gonna make it anywhere, it’s up to you, New York, New York!

Roll over Frank Sinatra!

NOW onto rugby league – truly, the Greatest Game of All. My colleague on this terrific publication, Greg “Harpo” Martin, asked me to come up with my National Rugby League Team of the Year – so here goes.

Team of the year with openly obvious bias.

1. Jarryd Hayne 2. Josh Mansour 3. Dean Whare 4. Dylan Walker 5. Alex Johnstone 6. Gareth Widdup (just pips Sowie) 7. Jonathan Thurston 8. James Graham 9. James Segeyaro 10. Jesse Bromwich 11. Beau Scott 12. Josh Jackson 13. Sam Burgess 14. George Burgess 15. Ben Hunt 16. Aiden Guerra 17. Nigel Plum Coach: Ivan Cleary

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Five questions THE National Rugby League has posted “5 burning questions for your club” on its website.

Here are the questions posed to the Panthers.

1. Was Matt Moylan’s breakout season a fluke?

The emergence of second-year fullback Matt Moylan as the NRL’s coolest kid on the block, hand, turned the league upside down. His repeated late-game heroics showed he’s no one-game wonder. But can he do it all again next year?

2. Was Penrith’s entire season a fluke?

It’s the question asked of the 2011 Warriors, 2012 Raiders, and 2013 Knights. All were perennial underachievers, and all ventured further into the NRL finals than anyone expected them. What makes the Panthers any different? The way they overcame the adversity of an injury toll was just remarkable.

3. How will they deal with the weight of expectation?

There won’t be many new faces over the summer – Rabbitohs grand final hero Apisai Koroisau is the only notable addition so far – so the biggest difference between the Panthers of 2014 and 2015 will be the expectation of at least replicating this year’s effort, if not doing better 4. Do they have enough grunt up front?

If you look at the rest of this year’s heavyweights, they were exactly that – top heavy. With the departure of longtime Panther Tim Grant to Redfern, do the Panthers need another frontman, like Russell Packer or Willie Mason, to give them a premiership-winning pack?

5. Who replaces the under-rated work of general manager Phil Moss?

Penrith’s renaissance as a football club is largely attributed to head honcho Phil Gould, and rightly so. But the work of his departing right-hand man in Phil Moss can’t be overlooked.

Sims plies her trade in the US

By Noel Rowsell

THE American National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) basketball season is about to begin, with Penrith junior representative, Kelli Sims (St Clair,) making her debut performance for the State University of Denver Roadrunners.

The opening tournament of the Division Two competition is the Holiday Inn Cherry Creek Classic, which is being held in Denver and will also feature Baker University, Regis and Southern Oregon.

Sims will be one of eight ‘Freshmen’ in the Roadrunners 14-player squad, along with Illawarra Hawks and fellow NSW Under 18 state representative, Georgia Ohrdorf.

During recent interview, Sims said: “The first month’s been great”.

“We’ve been doing pre-season training almost every day, along with weights and conditioning.

“It’s a challenge but it’s immensely rewarding.

“Between the men’s and women’s basketball program there are six Australians - including four from NSW (all four went through the NSWIS program), which has helped a lot with the transition.

“All of the guys have been here for at least a year already so hearing about their experiences and the way they’ve dealt with being away from home for so long helps a lot”.

The two Aussie girls will have one pre-

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season game to warm up for the Cherry Creek Classic, when the Roadrunners travel to Fort Collins, Colorado on October 30, for an exhibition game against Colorado State University.

You can keep up to date with the progress of both Kelli and Georgia on the Roadrunners website http://gometrostate.com/schedule. aspx?path=wbball

Leonay vets to the fore

BARRIER RISE with Tony Brassel Tony Brassel is one of the most respected judges of horseflesh in the country. He is a form expert and racing analyst with SKY Racing and radio 2KY and has now joined the Nepean News’ stable of quality journalists.

By NOEL ROWSELL

LEONAY Golf Club has won the 2014 Western Sydney Region Veteran Golfers Association ‘Interclub of the Year’ Championships, finishing in style with a team win in the last event at Penrith Golf Club.

The members of the winning team at Penrith were Garry Denny (42 points), Bob Sproule (41), Chris Holden (38) and Roy Molloy (38), whilst Brian Metcalfe also recorded a strong score of 38 points on the day.

Coordinator Les Knox praised the effort of the players who had represented Leonay Golf Club throughout the year, stating those players ‘represented their club in an outstanding manner, both on and off the course’.

Leonay GC finished the year with 10 players in the Top 25, including Sydney Metropolitan B Grade Pennants representative Ian Gribble, who finished the year as runner-up in the ‘Player of the Year’ award.

Knox said: “What an effort”.

“We (Leonay) went into this event with a healthy lead in the Club of the Year standing and were able to extend that lead by one point in the final game, thanks to some great scores.

“This is the fourth time Leonay has won the team event in these annual Championships.

“Apart from winning our own event (Leonay), we also won at Springwood, Stonecutters Ridge and lastly at Penrith.”

Let’s have a look at how the neddies I tipped last edition have fared in the meantime.

ADAYONDEK: Bjorn Baker whisked this filly down to Nowra on October 19 and she was always prominent to finish close-up in third place.

Those who backed her will soon recoup their losses.

BERRY DELICIOUS: I was disappointed with this filly’s performance when 6th of 9 runners Newcastle on October 18. Still, she’s bred to appreciate longer distances and I won’t be running a rule through her just yet.

BREAKING STORY: Terrible run when last of 9 runners at Wyong on October 26. But her trial win two weeks before was terrific. Maybe one more chance!

ELLE SNITZ: Made her racetrack debut with an excellent third in an open 2YO at Randwick on October 18. Showed a ton of pace and boxed on strongly. Will derive a lot of benefit in fitness and experience from the outing.

EXOSPHERE: Godolphin 2Yo colt still to make his racetrack appearance. This bloke looks one out of the box!

MUSIC MAN: At last, a winner! Got the bikkies at $2.50 when showed speed and racing away to win at Gosford on October 19. Stay with him.

TERRAVISTA: Classy sprinter which ran a bottler of a race d when 5th behind Lankan Rupee (beaten 0.4 lens) in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley last Saturday. He looks set to have a good spring.

THEWIZARDOFOZ: Bred-in-the-purple 3YO colt who is still to get to the races. Gai Waterhouse will have him primed to run boldly when he eventually sports silks.

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ON THE MAT THE Les Bell Cup was recently contested at the Wisemans Ferry Bowling Club. The club hosted the event by virtue of being the winners of the Cup in 2013.

In the first round Wallacia, Windsor and Blacktown Workers all had byes. In one other of the first round matches St Marys RSL overcame Blacktown City by the barest of margins 18 to 17.

The remaining first round match results were Glenbrook Panthers over Richmond 22 to 15, Austral over Penrith 25 to 16 and Wisemans Ferry over Springwood 25 to 17. In the quarter finals St Marys RSL accounted for Wallacia 25 to 19, Glenbrook Panthers defeated Austral 18 to 17, Wisemans Ferry defeated Windsor 30 to 20 and Blacktown Workers got over the top of Kingswood 24 to 13.

That left 4 teams to battle it out in the semi-finals on the Sunday morning. Glenbrook Panthers took on St Marys RSL and after an epic battle were the winners 18 to 14. In the other semi final Blacktown Workers were victors by 8 shots over the home side Wisemans Ferry 23 to 15.

After lunch Glenbrook Panthers and Blacktown Workers hit the green

to decide who would be the champions for 2014 and earn the right to host the event in 2015. It was a closely fought contest with shots being shared by both teams.

In the end the winners were Glenbrook Panthers by the barest of margins for the second time during the event winning 18 to 17.

Congratulations to the team which consisted of Paul Hoolahan, Brian Hunt, Graham Olson, Neil Workman, Dennis Andrews and Bernie Keating.

THE inaugural Nepean District Presentation Night was held at St Marys RSL on Saturday, October 25.

On hand to hand out awards were Bowls Australia National Coach, Steve Glasson and representatives from Bendigo Bank, Alex Hughes and Phil Jones.

Also present was the Secretary Treasurer of Zone 5, Col Appleby.

As well as the award recipients, it was great to see members from all the clubs in the District.

St Marys RSL laid on a spectacular night which included a sumptuous 2 course dinner, a DJ that kept the place rocking until late in the night and sensational table decorations.

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The Junior winners were all excited to be presented with their awards and have the opportunity to have their photos taken with the legend, Steve Glasson.

A big thanks to Terry, Kristy and Ron Green at the RSL club for all their assistance in making the night a success.

Looking forward to a night bigger and better next year!

HUGE congratulations must go to a number of bowlers from the Nepean District who have earned representative honours.

They are Trent Whittingham from the Penrith club on being selected in the Country side to play City at Cabramatta on November 8-9.

Also from the Penrith club is Emmett McLeod who has been selected in the Junior Country side to play City at Cabramatta on November 22-23.

Young Luke Millican from the Wisemans Ferry cub has also been chosen in the Junior Country side.

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That win got them into the semifinals and they came up against a father and son team from Stonebridge.

Once again a convincing win by 16 shots, 26 to 10.

Both players were very excited to have made the final of a State Championship but were not flustered and went on doing what they had done for the entire event. They met 2 players from the Maclean club on the far North coast and once again were victorious by a huge margin of 17 shots, 27 to 10.

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HARPO’S MARKS

IN my last column I wrote about the ssuccess of Mark Hardman’s Box ‘n’ Burn fitness program but here’s a bit more about a very interesting sporting character.

Mark, 41, born and raised in the Hawkesbury, is now working fulltime on Box ‘n’ Burn – previously he worked as a boner at Homebush Abattoirs and Riverstone Meat Works and for the past 20 years at Worth Oil’s Windsor refinery.

Mark played rugby league with Windsor, playing A Grade and Metro Cup as a hookier-cum-second-rower with the Wolves and he was also a handy amateur boxer - “certainly no champion” he says.

With the Wolves, Mark turned his hand to coaching junior sides – over seven seasons his young charges picked up four division one grand finals.

Mark was also pretty good at “coaching” greyhounds – indeed he became one of the state’s premier trainers, putting the polish on a multitude of winners until giving the game away early last year to concentrate on Box ‘n’ Burn.

He first ventured into Box ‘n’ Burn in late 2011 when he read a story about the Hawkesbury having the most obese residents in NSW. “I got together with the great Johnny Lewis and we came up with the idea of Box ‘n’ Burn because boxing burns off more calories than any other sport,” Mark said.

“We held what was going to be a one-off, 10 week-long course at Windsor Leagues in February, 2012 but such was its success we eventually held another three during the year and it just sort of snowballed from there.”

Now Mark is putting the polish on one of the most exciting boxers to come to these shores in a long time.

On the recommendation of veteran boxer Gairy St Clair, Mark has taken over the management and training of the very exciting super featherweight (59kg), Clive Atwell.

The 25-year-old arrived in Australia early this month and his now training under the guidance of Mark and his old boxing mate, Jason Lewis, who operates the popular Blitz training program at Richmond Greyhound Club.

Jason also puts the polish on Australia’s premier amateur boxer, his 20-year-old son, Daniel.

“Gairy was back home in Guyana during the winter – it was for a bout which unfortunately fell through – but he saw enough of Clive to get the impression he has what it takes to become a champion,” Mark said.

The classy young pug has toed the line on just the 13 occasions and has tasted defeat just the once – at his latest appearance in Mexico City in May where he challenged world WBC featherweight champion and local legend, Jhonny Gonzalez.

Clive makes his Australian debut on the Tony Mundie undercard in Melbourne on November 12 when he comes up against one of Australia’s most promising boxers, Kye McKenzie.

McKenzie will be a big test for Clive - he is yet to be beaten in 12 bouts and has won all but two by knock-out.

HIGH MARKS: Adelaide’s lastto-first victory in the WS Cox Plate.

Amazing!

SAD MARKS: The passing of Gough Whitlam. The Light on the Hill shines a bit dimmer.