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REFURBISHMENT Member for Maitland Robyn Parker officially opened the refurbished mental health unit at Maitland Hospital last week, in a $2 million boost to services in the region. The refurbishment, an election promise, sees new family, television and activity rooms, and improved entry, reception, waiting and staff areas. It also allows for greater patient privacy, and a brighter, friendlier environment ...
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Abbey, Zac, Bailea, Caitlin, Aaron and James tried their hand at rugby league with former Parramatta Eels captain Nathan Hindmarsh
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last week. The gala, run over two days, saw 250 students from Mount Kanwary, Hinton, Iona, Martins Creek and Millers Forest Public Schools participate in lawn bowls, croquet, golf, water polo, tennis, AFL, NRL, hockey, softball, baseball and touch football. Students from Maitland High
School acted as mentors. “It gives children from small schools who don’t normally get the opportunity to participate – for either location or financial reasons – and develop their sporting schools,” organiser and Principal of Mount Kanwary Public School, Michelle Maier, said.
“They get hands on experience in a non-threatening and noncompetitive environment.” Hindmarsh retired in 2012 after 330 first grade games for Parramatta as well as 17 State of Origin matches for NSW and 23 Tests for Australia and now works for the National Rugby League.
Duckenfield Road property, which is owned by developer Hilton Grugeon, and will service the growing suburbs of Chisholm and Thornton North, as well as the surrounding area. Courtney Lansdown, from consultancy firm Aurecon, said that the installation was essential to cope with the increased use of technology, such as home wireless networks, smart phones and tablet computers. “There are considered essential
infrastructure now,” she said. “They are necessary to support and provide equal access in growth areas.” The development does not come without its opponents though, including John Procter, who lives on a neighbouring property and raised concerns about the radiation that would be emitted, as well as the potential for the tower to grow if more carriers wish to expand their range. “We’re going to live under that pole
24/7 for the next 30 years hopefully, what radiation is going to come from all that stuff under the pole?” Ms Lansdown said that the tower would produce electromagnetic energy at 0.066 per cent of the maximum level allowed, and any carriers who wish to build onto the tower would have to apply through Council first. “[Also] we could not find another land owner who was willing to work with Telstra.”
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Maitland cleans up at awards night
F Thornton’s tower boost ormer Australian rugby league second-rower Nathan Hindmarsh was the hit of the day at the small schools sports gala day, held at Maitland Park
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obile phone service in Thornton is set to improve with Maitland City Council approving an application from Telstra to build a new tower at Berry Park. The construction will see a 36-metre tower be built on a
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