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HUNDREDS of visual protest signs have recently emerged around Williamtown, Salt Ash and Fullerton Cove.

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By Heather SHARP FOR the fifth year, RAAF Base Williamtown’s 4 Squadron has held The Warrior Workout,a charity event to raise much needed funds for the

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Held on Thursday, 23 June funds raised provide ongoing support to Special Operations Command soldiers and their families in situations

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The workout consisted of two competitive physical workouts for approximately 100 competitors made up of civilians and serving members of the Australian Defence Force.

Commanding Officer Number 4 Squadron, Wing Commander Harvey Reynolds said The Warrior Workout is an important event in the Squadron’s calendar, telling Medowie News Of The Area, CONTINUED Page 3

This area is also known as ‘The Red Zone’.

There are many varying messages and images such as skull and cross bones, warnings of contamination and demands for compensation.

Some signs act as a warning to visitors and others are a plea for resident and child safety.

Signs can be seen from Cabbage Tree Road, along Medowie road in and around the RAAF Base, and CONTINUED Page 2

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SIX Hawk 127 aircraft from 76 Squadron conducted some low level flying training in the Eastern Low Flying Area this week, 4–6 July. You may have heard them from 9:00am – 5:00pm.

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Banners have been placed high up on electricity poles and against other signs so they can easily be read by passing traffic.

Some electricity poles have up to three signs each.

Local residents from Salt Ash Community First, Williamtown and Surrounds Action Group and Fullerton Cove Action Group created most of the visual protest, with other signs being delivered by The Green’s Sydney office.

Between 600 and 700 professional signs were crafted and express posted to the area by the Greens last week.

The signs originally emerged after information following new safety levels for pfos and pfoa was released days after The Minister of Defense - Marise Payne’s visit to the area.

President of Salt Ash Community First Nick Marshall told News Of The Area, “The visual protest is due to the total disregard for the current and future health of the residents of the red zone and the complete disregard for the damage done to the value of people’s properties of which they have spent a lifetime putting equity into.”

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FOR the history-minded, and those with a sense of adventure,these school holidays you have the chance to explore a little slice of the past.

From Friday 8 July to Monday 11 July, museum ship Notorious will be docked at d’Albora MarinasNelson Bay and open for inspection.

A full size, accurate sailing replica of a 15th century Portuguese caravel, Notorious is modelled after the ship Mahogany: thought to be one of three caravels that voyaged down the east coast of Australia in 1522 but shipwrecked. The last recorded sighting of the wreckage was in 1886.

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set about to single-handedly research, design and create a replica of the vessel using Monterey cypress salvaged from farms across the South West of Victoria.

Since January 2012, Notorious has voyaged along the Eastern seaboard, travelling over 12,000 nautical miles between Port Douglas and Apollo Bay. There’s plenty to do and see at D’ALBORA Marinas Nelson Bay these school holidays, with live music on the foreshore everySunday, Blackbutts Reptile Encounter (demonstration and petting

opportunities) and the Sacred Tree Markets, a diverse and vibrant street stall market with live music, fashion, food and art.

Sunday 3/7: Mick Jones performs live 11am – 2pm.

Wednesday 6/7: Blackbutts Reptile Encounter 11am.

Friday 8/7 – Monday 11/7: Notorious open for inspection.

Saturday 9/7: Sacred Tree Markets 10am – 3pm.

Sunday 10/7: Jason Bone performs live 11am – 2pm.

Thursday 14/7: Blackbutts Reptile Encounter11am.

Sunday 17/7: Darren Fewins performs live11am – 2pm.

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“4 Squadron is again proud to host the Warrior Workout for 2016, in acknowledgement of the Squadron’s enduring connection and commitment to supporting the Commando Welfare Trust Fund - and the important support it provides to families of personnel from Special Operations Command units that have been either killed or wounded while serving their nation.”

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support soldiers from the 2nd Commando Regiment and the Special Operations Engineer Regiment (SOER).

Unfortunately a number of soldiers from these units have been lost or wounded in action while on operations.

The first event, held in 2011, was scheduled to coincide with the first anniversary of the loss of three Commandos, Tim Aplin, Ben Chuck and Scott Palmer, who were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on 20 June, 2010.

This year’s event was dedicated to the memory of Sergeant Gary ‘Frankie’ Francis who died in 2014,aged

44, in a non-combat related incident while on a training exercise on Mount Cook, New Zealand.

This years’ event attracted a record number of teams participating.

The event concluded with a social BBQ for all participants and the cheering audience.

The Warrior Workout raised approximately $850.00 on the day for the Commando Welfare Trust Fund.

To support the work of the Trust Fund by making a donation, email the 4 Squadron Warrior Workout at WLMWarriorWorkout@ defence.gov.au

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Art Classes move back in

By Simone JOHNSON

RELOCATING back to Salt Ash, The Art Shack is offering school holiday art classes.

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Previously known as Deborah’s Art On The Bay, the newly located studio was originally located in Salt Ash for eight years before moving to Salamander Bay for four.

Deborah Parker has been teaching art to children, adults and people with disabilities for over 25 years.

She offers classes in both painting and drawing at her home turned art studio.

Classes are usually held from 4 to 5pm after school, but are being offered during the holidays on Tuesdays 3-5pm ($15 per child) and Wednesdays 12-3pm ($20 per child).

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designed for young children and incorporate feeding the animals on the farm, games and different activities during painting breaks.

The Art Shack has students as young as 3 and as old as 93.

Both children and adult students have sold and exhibited their art in the past.

Deborah also has practice in Art Therapy.

She has studied the benefits of art in dealing with stress, depression and grief.

Art has been used to build self-esteem and helps people relax and reduce anxiety.

Adult classes are

designed to be peaceful and relaxing, offered from 10am to 12pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Deborah told News of The Area, “The new studio is set up and ready for students to have a go at painting or drawing and indulge in their creative flair.”

“Come with experience or none at all and take home a canvas to hang on the wall,” she said.

For the month of July receive your first class for half the amount ($12.50).

If you want to get creative, check out the Art Shack, or book an appointment call Deborah on 0468 412 916.

Williamtown Contamination Inquiry

By Jenny BAXTER

WHEN residents of the Williamtown, Salt Ash and Fullerton Cove areas were told abruptly to stop drinking bore water and eating locally produced food in September 2015, little did they know just what kind of experience they were in for.

As the impact of the water contamination saga continue to be felt some nine months later, residents are still demanding answers and coming up short.

State Member for Port Stephens and Shadow Minister for the Hunter, Kate

Washington MP, along with Penny Sharpe MLC, Shadow Minister for the Environment, have stated that they will move to establish an Upper House inquiry into the ground water contamination and the government’s handling of the crisis, when parliament

resumes in August.

The inquiry will focus on the roles the NSW State Government agencies have played in the discovery of the contamination and the inadequacy of the response.

Concerns include, the significant delay of

government agencies, particularly the NSW Environmental Protection Agency (NSW EPA), in informing the local community of the contamination.

The lack of interagency communication between the NSW EPA, NSW Health, NSW Dept of Primary Industries and Hunter Water is also a concern.

The health impacts of firefighting foams on Rural Fire Service and NSW Fire and Rescue workers has been raided as an issue,

along with the role of NSW Health in adopting safe drinking water guidelines up to 78 times higher than comparable guidelines in other jurisdictions around the world.

Penny Sharpe said, “This is an unmitigated disaster for the people who live in and around Williamtown.”

“The impact has been farreaching and devastating – for families and their homes and property, for businesses and the local economy, for the region’s natural environment.”

is well equipped to manage the BioBanking reserve, and welcomes the opportunity to permanently protect this important habitat.”

“We appreciate the generous support of Hunter

Water, and the efforts of Port Stephens Council, Hunter Councils, GHD, Bloomfield Group and Rio Tinto in investigating the opportunities BioBanking provides.

“We need to understand the role the Baird/Grant Government in the crisis and why it didn’t act sooner to inform the community and immediately begin an operation to clean up the contamination,” said Shadow Minister Sharpe.

Kate Washington said, “We deserve to know why our own government authorities were seemingly unable to identify and adequately respond to such serious and ongoing contamination, and we must ensure this never happens again.”

Koalas are the rescuers for Hunter Botanic Gardens PRIME Koala habitat near Raymond Terrace has proved an unlikely financial saviour for the cash strapped Hunter Region Botanic Gardens.

Hunter Water has committed to providing the Gardens with an annual sponsorship of approximately $50,000 using its proceeds from the sale of biodiversity credits to be provided by the Office of Environment and Heritage, in return for a commitment to maintain and improve the 92 hectare reserve.

The Gardens sit on Hunter Water land in the Tomago Sandbeds catchment, and Hunter Water is developing a ‘BioBanking’ arrangement with the NSW Government where ‘biodiversity credits’ are paid in return for protecting the land’s important ecosystem, which includes a koala habitat.

Hunter Water’s Interim Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Bath said the partnership was a win for the Gardens, Hunter Water, the environment, and local

koalas.

“Hunter Water has supported the Botanic Gardens since its formation thirty years ago, providing financial and in-kind support to help the Gardens grow into one of the most important and popular tourist and education facilities in the region.”

“Hunter Water supports the Gardens due to their position above the Tomago Sandbeds, undoubtedly one of the Hunter’s most important drinking water storages.”

“The Gardens have faced an uncertain financial future for years, and this sponsorship finally provides them long term security,

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while at the same time protecting drinking water and koala habitat,” he said.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Scot MacDonald MLC described the scheme as a win for local conservation.

“BioBanking is one of the most effective tools we have outside of the national park and reserve system for conserving bushland, and the proposedBioBanking of this site will provide long term habitat protection.”

Hunter Region Botanic Gardens Chairman Kevin Stokes said the sponsorship will allow the Gardens’ volunteers to preserve native plant species and the ecosystems that support endangered fauna.

“Hunter Water has been a great supporter of the Botanic Gardens during the past three decades, and has on several occasions helped keep us going with a series of emergency grants.”

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“The concerns of our 150 volunteers about the future of the Gardens can now be laid to rest,” he said.

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Creche and workout

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By Heather SHARP

WITH the recent announcement of the upcoming closure of the YMCA’s gym in Raymond Terrace, many attendees will be looking elsewhere for their fitness needs.

For parents with young children, this can be especially difficult, as the cost of a babysitter or a child minding service can be prohibitively expensive.

For Medowie Plus Fitness 24 Hours Gym members with young children, the burden has been eased with the opening of a staffed crèche.

Three staff members work on a roster to provide quality child care while their parents work out at the gym.

Sam Callaghan and Hannah Cameron are both Certificate III in child care qualified; and the third staff member, Tammy Procter, has over six

years’ experience in the field, including having worked as a nanny.

Ms Callaghan told Medowie News Of The Area, “The crèche is convenient. Parents can drop off the kids where they work out with only one stop needed and the kids get to play and interact with each other.”

The gym’s Medowie Munchkins Crèche is open Monday to Friday 8.45am12noon; 3.30pm-7.00pm and Saturdays from 8.45am12noon.

The price is $5 per child, per session with special members’ and bulk buy options available.

Ms Cameron told Medowie News Of The Area, “As a parent who also works out, it’s great to have the crèche, because without a babysitter, it would be impossible to come to the gym.”

The crèche is well equipped with toys, games, and other activities for the children to do during their visits.

“Afterwards, there is the Sportz Café next door for a possible ice cream treat for the children and a postworkout juice for the parent.”

The YMCA gym, with crèche, is scheduled to close on July 22, 2016.

Washington focuses on budget release

By Jenny BAXTER

AS the dust settles on another federal election campaign and the ramifications of a BREXIT continue to unravel, the light begins to shine on the somewhat unscrutinised NSW Government’s budget release.

Member for Port Stephens, Kate Washington, has turned her focus to highlighting the impact the recent state budget will have on the local area.

According to Ms Washington, when Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian unveiled $8 billion worth of surpluses over the next four years and almost no debt, she neglected to address many of the local issues constituents value most.

She states the most obvious, in terms of omissions, was

the almost $70 million school maintenance backlog that has gone unaddressed.

Ms Washington said, “Delays for important Hunter projects are concerning.”

“It’s deeply disappointing that the Government has chosen to hoard money rather than spend it on critical projects and services in the Hunter.”

“This budget confirms the Hunter region isn’t a priority for the Government,” said Ms Washington.

“The region is one of the economic drivers of NSW and Government investment in our region should reflect that.”

Other items Ms Washington lists as being critical for the area, yet receiving little to no funding, include the redevelopment of Hunter Sports High, originally due

for completion in 2017, now pushed out to 2019, with only $1.3 million of the $20 million project spent so far.

No funding for the next stage of the Lake Macquarie Transport Interchange and the $29 million held back from Newcastle Rail’s budget were on Ms Washington’s list.

Ms Washington concluded that, “The Hunter deserves its fair share of funding, but this Government is largely ignoring the region’s hospitals, schools, roads and TAFE. Hunter Labor MPs are united on the need to invest in the Lake Macquarie Transport Interchange, build the new Maitland Hospital and fix the school maintenance backlog.

“This budget does nothing to address these important services,” she said.

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By Jenny BAXTER IMAGINE buying a quarter acre block in Medowie for just $700.

Though a totally unrealistic attainment in 2016, wind the clock back to 1969, and that is exactly what Graham and Mary Hopper did.

Graham, originally from Hannam Vale, a small town north east from Taree, and his wife, Mary, of Broadmeadow, settled on Medowie for their new home.

Initially they built a small, one bedroom temporary cottage on the property, while they laboured over their permanent abode for nearly 3 years.

As owner builders, they lovingly set up home for their future family, that would eventually include Scott, born in 1973, Todd 1976, and Gavin 1978.

Having spent more than 20 years working for BHP, Graham moved on to own and operate a milk delivery business in Medowie for a further 20 plus years.

Mary worked in various dry cleaning businesses throughout Port Stephens and Newcastle, helped with the family’s milk delivery business, all while raising their young family.

Their block, on the road now known as Medowie Road, but referred to in those days as Main Road, was their location of choice, based on its reasonably close proximity to centres such as Raymond Terrace and Newcastle, while providing a highly desired rural setting.

When the boys began primary school, Medowie Public was the only choice in the town, with Wirreanda Public opening its gates as Graham completed Year Six. All three boys continued on to complete their schooling at Irrawang High, the school that remains the locally zoned secondary school for Medowie residents.

As a reflection of the family’s affection for the Medowie area, eldest child, Scott, has now spent the past 14 years teaching at the

school that he once attended as a child, Medowie Public.

Having spent his first 3 years’ teaching in the Riverina, at a small school called Rankins Springs, 63kms out of Griffith, then receiving an incentive transfer to Gateshead PS in Newcastle for a further 3 years, Mr Hopper was thrilled to have the opportunity to transfer to the school he had such fond memories of.

Mr Hopper said, “I chose to transfer to Medowie PS as it has always had a wonderful, supportive local community, ever since I was a student attending many years ago.”

“It was this familiar knowledge of Medowie Primary School that appealed to me.”

Mr Hopper reflected on the changes that his family have witnessed over the past half century in the Medowie area.

“The most obvious significant changes during this time would have to be the development of housing and new streets and the increase in local services.

“During the time the Hopper boys were growing up, there were no supermarkets locally.

“Raymond Terrace was the place to shop back then,” he said.

Mr Hopper said, “When my parents moved to Medowie, there were no services.

“There was a tin shed on a dirt floor with wooden boxes that Ken Muir and his family sold fruit, vegetables and some groceries out of, on the main road.”

“The Community Hall at the time, was also a tin shed on a dirt floor.”

“All the roads were originally dirt,” he said.

“There were a couple of

houses that were mostly on the main road, but the rest of Medowie was virgin bush.”

According to Mr Hopper, the very first housing acreage to be developed was called Sutton Park and was situated near Kula Road.

“My parents’ block was the first one to be serviced with water,” Mr Hopper said.

“The only services that were in Medowie when my brothers and I were growing up, were the takeaway garage on Medowie Road, the service station and shops opposite Medowie PS and later, a couple of shops that included a pharmacy, hairdresser, butcher, the squash centre, and the Bull ‘N’ Bush businesses on Ferodale Road.”

When asked whether he thought all the changes in Medowie over the years were positive, Mr Hopper replied, “Some have been positive, for example, providing the increased population with necessary services such as primary schools, supermarkets, housing, sporting facilities etc.”

“Other changes have been less positive,” he said.

“Some would argue that the rural aspect of Medowie is disappearing with the ever increasing pressure on the environment, with the increased housing and development meaning clearing of the local bush/tree sites.

“Smaller housing sites have been planned and developed to cater for more houses and hence more money for developers with less focus on the reason people move to the bush and rural setting like Medowie.”

Mr Hopper went on to explain, “Medowie has historically been a place for people locally and nearby to purchase the locally grown stone fruits, oranges, strawberries etc.”

“This sadly has since diminished due to many financial pressures.”

Mr Hopper reflects happily on growing up in Medowie with his brothers.

“Growing up in Medowie was always about family for me.”

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LOCAL TEACHER: Medowie Primary School teacher Scott Hopper.

“I have fond memories of having barbeques outside in our family’s pool area.”

“Our house was always full of noise and never dull,” Mr Hopper told News Of The Area.

“Friends and family would often be over for a swim in our pool, spend time playing cricket out the back, kicking a soccer ball, riding our skateboards down the front driveway, picking mandarins off our favourite mandarin tree in the backyard, playing 80’s music on the tape recorder, playing table tennis in the rumpus room and running around with the dogs.”

“We would regularly travel to the beach – One Mile – to ride our body boards.”

“It was a fun and loving home.”

Mr Hopper said many of the families he grew up with are all still in Medowie, such as the Crosby, Bee, Crew and Hughes families.

News of the Area asked Mr Hopper what he thought the future holds for Medowie.

He said, “Medowie will always be a location where families can enjoy more space, with the conveniences of major centres like Nelson Bay, Raymond Terrace, Maitland and Newcastle, all within a 30 minute drive.”

“Medowie will cater for the house and land packages that appeal to young families.”

“I believe with an increase in Medowie’s population imminent, more local services will also evolve.”

“It really is a balancing act – allowing the population in Medowie to grow so that the population has services that sustain it, while making sure it doesn’t lose its bush and rural ‘tree change’ charm that my family and many others’ originally came to Medowie for,” Mr Hopper told News Of The Area.

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Connect with Indigenous Community

By Heather SHARP

THIS week is NAIDOC week, which is the annual event that celebrates Indigenous culture, history, and recognises the contributions to the community of Australia’s first nations’ peoples.

To coincide with the week, the winner of the Port Stephens Council’s Aboriginal Projects Fund Grant scheme has been announced.

Uniting Early Learning Medowie childcare centre is revelling in its success of being awarded a $2000 grant in this initiative.

The project will introduce young children to indigenous cultures through art, music, dance, storytelling, language, and excursions with local Indigenous community members and their regular educators.

Titled, Actioning reconciliation and growing Worimi wisdom with the youngest in the Medowie community, the project brings together members of the Worimi community, early childhood educators, and young children to learn about the local Worimi culture and history.

Centre Director, Ms Edith Gippel told Medowie News Of The Area, the funding, “Enables local Aboriginal wisdom and culture to be passed on to our children at Medowie’s only community based long day care centre.”

“We hope to enrich not only the children’s learning journey but also to build the skills

of teachers so that they have a strong knowledge and skills set to enable them to include the richness of our local Aboriginal history in their teaching in the future.”

The funds will assist in employing a local Aboriginal person who will regularly visit the childcare centre to educate the children about important aspects of Aboriginal culture.

The children from this Medowie childcare centrewill grow up with first-hand knowledge, experience and respect of the local aboriginal culture.

The centre staff members are looking forward to learning from the local Worimi people so that they can educate the young children in their care about this important knowledge.

“The opportunity for intercultural and intergenerational learning is really exciting,” Ms Gippell told News Of The Area.

NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee.

For more information about NAIDOC week, go to: http://www.naidoc. org.au/ For more information about Uniting Early Learning Medowie, phone or email: 02 4982 9622, medowieel@uniting.org

q PROJECT: Educator Alicia Ruse and Director, Edith Gippel with two children in their care, Oliver Massey (18 mths) and Layla Massey (4).

Car crash kills two It was about 9.30pm (Sunday 3 July), when emergency services were called to Masonite Road, near the intersection of Cabbage Tree Road, at Tomago, responding to reports of a crash.

They found a 2015-model Ford Ranger 4WD utility had left the road, rolled onto its side and slid 85m before hitting a power

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pole; the pole snapped on impact.

Two men travelling in the utility died at the scene.

The men have yet to be formally identified; however, police are waiting to confirm they are aged 28 and 25, and from the local area.

Masonite Road was closed for seven hours

TWO people have died following a single-vehicle crash in Tomago, last Sunday evening. while investigations were conducted.

Initial investigations suggest a utility was travelling on Masonite Road, when it left the roadway and crashed into a power pole.

No one else was injured during the crash.

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q SAUSAGE: Supplying democracy sausages to voters, Michelle Cieplechowicz,, Belinda Beasley, and former Wirreanda PS student Isabella Kennedy.

THERE are many important of options to weigh up when deciding who to vote for in an election, not least of all which polling place to attend in order to buy what has become affectionately referred to across Australia as a “democracy sausage”.

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medowie@newsofthearea.com.au VOTERS at Wirreanda Public School were rewarded for casting their vote at that school by having the choice of a traditional sausage sandwich or a steak sandwichwithegg, onion, and bacon side options.

A cake stall and a raffle was also on offer from the Wirreanda P&C. When asked why the sausage sizzle was so famous across Australian polling stations, Ms Belinda Beasley, P&C Vice President, told Medowie News Of The area, “You’ve got to vote and you’ve got to eat. Why not combine the two and support your local school at the same time.”

“Funds raised from today’s sausage sizzle will go to refurbishing our library which this will contribute more funds to the $30 000 already donate to the school from the P&C to support our children’s literacy needs.”

Local coffee wholesaler Hennessy Coffee, who has been supporting many local events lately with their new coffee van,

was available for a caffeine pickme-up too.

Owners Rod and Kylie Gurr donated $1 from each beverage sold to the Wirreanda Public School P&C. This is the first election the coffee van has attended and Ms Kylie Gurr told Medowie News Of The Area, “This polling station is a one stop shop. You can get a sausage sizzle breakfast, morning tea from the cake stall, and a coffee to wake you up.”

On a more serious note, at a polling-gate stop interview, current State member for Port Stephens, Ms Kate Washington told Medowie News Of The Area the efforts at Wirreanda Public School produced, “The tastiest sausages you can get anywhere, especially when it’s contributing to the school community.”

“I take my hat off to the P&C volunteers across the electorate who help out.”

“Democracy sausage” was the highest trending twitter hashtag and the fifth most talked about Election Day topic in on Facebook.

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2 3 1 6 9 7 4 5 8 Ballads, 15. Creeps, 18. Alive, stEpdowns 19. Renovate, 20. Suede, 21. Bridges, brides, birds, 6 2 7 9 4 1 8 3 5 Styles. rids, sir, is, s.

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Blasts, 14. Averse, 16. Envoy, 1 5 9 2 6 4 3 8 7 17. Sheds.

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Can you find the hidden meaning in the picture puzzles below?

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2. Black Friday.

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Goldstar Crossword across: 3. Affinity, 8. Loud, 9. Comatose, 11. Befallen, 13. Used, 15. Astounds, 18. Tasteful, 19. Ayes, 21.

Stripper, 25. Deployed, 26.

Sink, 27. Delights. down: 1. Slab, 2. Gulf, 4.

Fool, 5. Iran, 6. Ikons, 7.

Yield, 9. Clout, 10. Mends, 12. Essay, 14. Elude, 16.

Nasty, 17. Staid, 19. Added, 20. Expel, 21. Song, 22. Rest, 23. Pain, 24. Rake.

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News Of The Area

Mixed Reactions After Defence Minister Visit

By Simone JOHNSON

TWO weeks on from the Defence Minister’s visit to the Williamtown base and residents reactions are mixed.

A dozen members from the community were escorted into the base, leaving the scheduled meeting an hour late.

The meeting came only days before the government announced new drinking water standards for perflorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid that are more than 10 times less strenuous than previous regulation.

Secretary of Salt Ash Community First, Julie Bailey told News of The Area, “I walked into the meeting hopeful and left disappointed. While it was nice to know that they would be paying for blood testing for affected residents after the Election (if re elected), she really didn't have anything else to share

with us.”

“We were hoping to put a human face to this terrible situation, to let her know that we matter,” she said.

Unsuccessful Liberal Candidate for Paterson, Karen Howard set up the opportunity.

Ms. Howard told News of The Area, “It was great to have the minister here to directly meet with the residents.”

“There are a number of questions the residents had for the minister and she’ll come back with answers. I’m very confident that the keys issues that have been raised will be addressed quickly,” she said.

Residents of the local action groups held a protest on Saturday along the A1 Highway near the Medowie turn off.

They generated signs to rally against the new drinking water standards and to gain community recognition of the issue in a public space.

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PROTEST: Connie Grant, Mark O’Connell and Len O’Connell at last month’s protest.

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SPORT

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Instructor for the dedication and support his students give him and each other.

Kelly O’Brien from ImugiTaekwondo told News Of The Area, “We refer to ourselves as the Imugi Family and have developed a culture of open-

minded acceptance, resilience and diversity.”

“Camp was a thriving success and we are already planning the 2017 Imugi Training Camp,” she said.

Classes run from 5.30 to 7pm Monday and Thursdays at Williamtown Community Hall.

The club also works with

Endeavour Group Australia in order to teach disabled adults Taekwondo alongside running private classes for special needs students.

Imugi Taekwondo has an up to date website for any photos, information and contact details.

q PROTEST: A manikindressed in a contamination suit during the protest.

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TRAINING HALL: Sensei Julia Maher addressing the Imugi’s

PIGEONS Pigeon Racing Club

By Nigel ARCHER

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PROTEST: Len O’Connell at the protest last month.

10 MEDOWIE NEWS OF THE AREA

Pigeon racing from Port Macquarie on Saturday 02/07/16 1st- A Janissen Time: 02:58:36 Vel: 1055.2 2nd- Rankovic& Wright Time: 02:33:48 Vel: 1025.3 3rd- P Brookes Time: 03:10:28 Vel: 945.2

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28 MEDOWIE Residents took part in ImugiTaekwondo’s training camp TAEKWONDO from June 24-26.

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Held at Glenrock Scout Centre, the Williamtown based club planned 2 days of intense martial arts technical training.

34 students in total, ranging from 6 to 55 years old were taught by guest instructors from Judo Sensei:Julia Maher and ChikaraKenpoKarate’s Chief Instructor - Shihan Gary Palmer and his team of Black Belts.

Training for adults started at 5am and went through to 11pm.

Students also participated in scout hikes and sunrise meditation on the beach, with adults completing a 5km mountain hike and fitness

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At the completion of camp two students were also graded to their next belt, having achieved the required level for their respective rank.

Taylor Windle of Sandy Hollow received his 1st Grade (black tip), while Brett Maher of Medowie achieved his 9th Grade (Yellow Tip).

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