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Boundaries battle talk Maitland council to discuss Dungog’s offer of an LGA merger MELISSAH COMBER

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aitland City Council will seek discussions with Newcastle, Cessnock and Port Stephens councils to review the areas’ local government boundaries.

The resolution follows a recommendation from the State Government that Maitland, Cessnock and Dungog councils merge under the Fit for the Future local government reform.

Dungog Shire Council has approached Maitland City Council seeking a discussion on the possibility of a merger.

But a report presented to the council suggested that boundaries at Greta (Cessnock LGA), Wallalong (Port Stephens) and Beresfield (Newcastle) also be examined. “Council . . . if approached by Dungog, suggests a more detailed exploration into voluntary amalgamation with Maitland, potentially coupled with a series of boundary adjustments involving the adjoining LGAs,� the report said.

In November, 2014, Councillor Arch Humphrey attempted to move a motion to have an independent review into the city’s boundaries, but it did not receive a seconder.

At the time, he told The Hunter Post that it was unfair to Maitland ratepayers that residents of other LGAs were using services for which they weren’t paying.

Cr Humphrey said last week that he would not support a merger with Dungog if it meant “getting

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Cr Arch Humphrey in Woodberry, a Maitland suburb that is mainly accessed through Beresfield Beresfield [should be a part of Maitland],� he said. “Someone needs to say, ‘this is how it won’t be detrimental to your ratepayers’.�

Maitland Mayor Peter Blackmore said it was only the beginning of the discussion.

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Business and travellers to and from Hamilton station face new problem AMELIA PARROTT

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he truncation of the heavy rail line into Newcastle has proven to be a double-edged sword for Hamilton business owners and Hunter residents using the station as reports have surfaced of increased crime in the area.

While Coalition MPs have lauded the interim interchange at Hamilton Station for attracting more consumers to Beaumont Street, the chair of the Hamilton chamber of Commerce, Deb Cook, told The Post the new arrangement had also brought about an increase in petty crime and anti-social behaviour along the eat street.

“We’ve had more customers coming through, which is great,” said Ms Cook, who also runs The Spot Café.

“But we’ve also had a fair few loiterers, which is not an image we want for Hamilton.

“There have also been more incidents of shoplifting at the IGA [supermarket].”

Ms Cook said the police were well aware of the issues being created by the interim transport arrangements but she felt they weren’t doing enough to address them.

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Commuters disembark shuttle buses outside Hamilton Station, Newcastle’s interim transport interchange Hamilton Station opened as the city’s interim transport terminus in early January and will continue to act as an interchange for commuters changing to connecting trains and shuttle buses

until the new Wickham Transport Interchange is complete in 2016.

A spokesperson from Newcastle Local Area Command said police had not been made aware of any spike in crime.

Health professionals are warning Hunter residents to be on the lookout for mosquitoes, with the mosquito-borne Barmah Forest virus being detected in the area.

Hunter New England Health public health physician David Durrheim said the recent warm weather, together with good rainfall and king tides, had resulted in excellent breeding conditions for mosquitos responsible for spreading the Ross River and Barmah Forest viruses.

“Good rainfall in coastal areas during the past few weeks has contributed to a rise in mosquito numbers, while the warm weather allows mosquitoes to survive longer and transmit the virus to people,” Dr Durrheim said.

The symptoms of Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus include fever, skin rash, painful joints and tiredness.

Most people will have a mild illness that lasts a few days but some people can experience joint pain and lethargy for months.

The only way to prevent infection is to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.

To avoid being bitten, people should try not to go outside unprotected before dawn and after dusk.

If heading out, loose fitting, light coloured clothing that covers the arms and legs should be worn.

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Turning back Time

City’s big wet times The 1955 floods were not the only time lives were lost in Maitland, writes Melissah Comber

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n the flood of June, 1950, 10-monthold Peter Hickey was killed when he crawled off his family’s Berry Park verandah into the rising water.

His death was just one of 39 confirmed flood deaths in Maitland prior to the infamous 1955 flood, but local historian Peter Bogan described it as a “real tear-jerker”.

“It’s a story that isn’t told very often, but it’s a sad one,” Mr Bogan said.

“But then there are plenty of stories where people should have died but didn’t.”

A scene from the 1893 Maitland floods. Picture courtesy of Maitland City Library and the Chapman family One of these involved the rescue of a Raworth family in 1930 in a floodboat commandeered by members of the rowing club.

“As the boat came back through town it struck a fence post and it went down,” Mr

Bogan said. “Not one person was lost and there were 14 in the boat.”

Recent arrivals to Maitland may not be aware of the city’s flood history, with the construction from 1957 of a series of levees and spillways largely protecting

the city from major flood events. But between the installation of a flood gauge on the Belmore Bridge in 1867 and the 1955 flood, the Hunter River peaked above the declared major flood level of 10.5 metres eight times.

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Minor floods, peaking above 5.9 metres, were recorded 95 times in that same period.

Each major flood brought with it a new tide of destruction, taking lives, homes and animals, but each time the city would pick itself back up and start again.

Growing up in the river-nudging Horseshoe Bend, Mr Bogan knows this better than a lot of people. He was 13 years old in 1949, when the city recorded its fourthhighest flood since 1867, peaking at 10.96 metres.

Mr Bogan described 1949 as a “backwater” flood, saying that the water didn’t

Maitland residents take refuge in 1893

actually come from the river but flowed in from the other side of town.

“The men sandbagged across Freechurch Street, the Mercury corner, across the sportsground and around the bottom of the tin fence, but an army DUKW [pronounced ‘duck’] went by and the bow broke the sandbank,” Mr Bogan said.

“At the same time water broke through the sportsground and all the uncles came racing in saying that we have to get out now.”

Mr Bogan spent the next few nights in the ladies’ room at the Palace Theatre, but someone whose accommodation was not

quite as luxurious was Horseshoe Bend resident Judy Hardy.

Also 13, Ms Hardy spent several weeks living in the Greta Migrant Camp after her family lost everything.

“There were kitchens and concrete all along where the migrants stayed, and the trucks would come in and dump all the rabbits and fish on the concrete, then the men would clean them and the women would cook them,” she said.

Mr Bogan is holding two historical walking tours on February 8 for $10. Bookings can be made by calling the SES Hunter Region Headquarters on 4931 3222.

Christopher Briggs can’t talk about Maitland Repertory Theatre’s new production without “giggling like a little kid”.

“It’s a comedy that involves old people talking about their sex drive,” he said.

“That’s funny enough.”

Sex Please We’re Sixty looks at the sex lives of older folk and their possible need for assistance to fulfil their duties in the bedroom. It marks Mr Briggs’s directorial debut with the theatre, 13 years after he first trod the boards in A Woman of No Importance.

“I decided to throw my hand up because I’ve been here for so many years feeling like I’ve only given my minimum,” he said.

“I really wanted to show to myself and Maitland Repertory what I could do, and they were kind enough to give me a fair go when I did my first show so I want to give back by giving my best.”

Sex Please We’re Sixty runs from February 11 to February 28. Bookings can be made at the Maitland Visitor Information Centre on 4931 2800 or at www.maitlandreptheatre.org.

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West Maitland railway station under water in 1930. Picture by Sydney William Smith

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Dismay on demountables School’s growth to see more students crammed into fill-in classrooms

Mackenzie Thomson, aged 7, with Ray Williams MP and Liberal candidate for Maitland Steve Thomson School zone flashing lights worth $542,000 have been installed at 35 schools, completing the State Government’s rollout in the Maitland area.

Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Roads, Ray Williams, made the announcement last week and said that the last set was installed in Fieldsend Street East Maitland, just before Christmas.

“We prioritised a lot of the areas where we saw there were major traffic flows and obviously the Hunter is one of those as a growing area,” Mr Williams said.

“It’s proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that whilst you can put up as many speed signs as you want, the 40-kmh flashing signs are the most effective way that motorists can actually visibly see the signs.”

The State Government announced in June, 2013, an accelerated rollout program to ensure every school had flashing lights by the end of 2015.

Roads and Maritime Services told The Post that 70 schools in Newcastle have had flashing lights installed at a cost of almost $1.3 million, while 91 schools in Lake Macquarie had received the lights, costing close to $1.4 million.

Dental cadetships Aboriginal people interested in a dental health career are being asked to nominate for two new cadetship positions to boost services in NSW rural and remote communities.

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Students (front) Kealey Murrell and Rheid Tipping, with (back) parent Gail Kriel, candidate Jenny Aitchison, P & C president Rachael Henderson, vice-president Cassandra Tipping and students Ella Henderson, Liana Murrell and Ciena Tipping MELISSAH COMBER

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swelling population at Rutherford Public School has seen additional demountable classrooms delivered for the start of the school year.

An education department spokesperson confirmed to The Hunter Post that two demountables had been installed at the approximately 780-student school over the holidays, raising the ire of the school’s Parents and Citizens Association.

“They [the school] said that they just had to do it because we need the room, we need the classes,” assocation president Rachael Henderson said.

“Our issue is that we’ve got all these demountables up here, but there’s no toilets in the close vicinity, the kids have

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to run all the way back down and there’s no covered walkways up there.”

The association has welcomed a Labor announcement dedicating $100 million to replacing demountable classroom if elected in March.

Labor candidate for Maitland Jenny Aitchison said that the announcement was to replace the $280 million lost when the demountable replacement program was rolled into the state’s capital works budget.

“We obviously can’t afford to put it all back at this stage until we know better about the situation with the budget, but it gives us the opportunity to go back to systemically looking at the needs for schools,” Ms Aitchison said.

Liberal candidate Steve Thomson said that Labor had no credibility on school

infrastructure and maintenance.

“Labor has even conceded that they didn’t do enough when they had their chance,” Mr Thomson said.

“In their release they admit that ‘almost one in five of the around 4500 demountables in NSW have been at schools for more then 15 years’.”

Independent candidate Philip Penfold said it was a good start but noted that divided among the total number of demountables, this equated to about $20,000 per building.

“After 16 years of financial mismanagement in government, voters will be looking closely at the ALP for a full costing of their commitments, particularly since they oppose every government proposal to improve the financial outlook,” Mr Penfold said.

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Young doctors for city hospital Intake of nine interns hit the ground running at the start of their medical careers MELISSAH COMBER

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ine medical graduates have begun their internships at Maitland Hospital, the largest intake the hospital has seen.

They will complete five rotations, in emergency, surgery, medicine, an elective and one relief rotation.

Maitland Hospital’s director of medical services, Dr Pooshan Navathe, said that the internship program had benefits for both the intern and hospital.

“It’s not just being altruistic, they do help us,” Dr Navathe said.

“They start off by doing minor procedures but as they get better they are able to support the hospital.”

While some interns will rotate through hospitals in the Hunter New England Health network, Dr Justin Kelly will spend two years at Maitland, which he said provides unique opportunities.

“There’s less interns and you get more familiar with your teams, so there’s that opportunity to get involved more and take the reins from time to time,” Dr Kelly said.

“You also get more exposure to little bits and pieces that you don’t sometimes get at a bigger hospital because you’re moving so

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(Standing) intern Dr Justin Kelly, Dr Pooshan Navathe, MP Robyn Parker, Steve Thomson, intern Dr Luke Vlismas and (seated) interns Dr Madeleine-Rose Cain and Dr Meredith Schulson quickly.”

The interns were welcomed to the hospital last week by Member for Maitland Robyn Parker and Liberal candidate for

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Medical man humbled by Citizen of Year recognition PAUL MONFORTE

f you’re a Cessnock resident and have fallen victim to illness or misadventure, chances are you would be familiar with the work of Dr John Holly.

Cessnock’s newest, and most humble, Citizen of the Year has practised medicine in the town for 36 years, both in his private clinic, formerly in Vincent Street and now Cumberland Street, along with many years of service at Cessnock Hospital.

“The award was very much a surprise, because I’m just here doing my normal work,” Dr Holly said.

“It’s nice that people recognise my work but also very humbling.

“I received a letter when I came back from holidays and my secretary told me I had better make sure I was available on Australia Day because I had been nominated for an award.

“I didn’t know which award I was nominated for and certainly didn’t know that I had won anything.

“I was listening as they were reading out the winners of each award and when they got to Senior Citizen of the Year, I thought ‘Well, I qualify for that one’.

Arriving in Australia from South Africa in the late 1970s, Dr Holly was trained as an anaesthetist and obstetrician and delivered numerous babies locally before the closure of Cessnock Hospital’s mater-

Maitland Steve Thomson.

A 10th intern will join the cohort later this year.

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Mayor Bob Pynsent and Dr Holly nity unit in 2003. He was working at Sydney’s Prince of Wales Hospital when approached about a relocation by Dr Alex Chen who was practising in Cessnock.

“In those days, cancer patients from the Hunter had to travel to Sydney for treatment,” Dr Holly said.

“I happened to be looking after one of Dr Chen’s patients and she came back to Cessnock and told him about me.

“I agreed to come up and work as a locum for three months. After that, Dr Chen asked me to stay on.”

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Maitland Matters www.maitland.nsw.gov.au CR PETER BLACKMORE Maitland City Council Mayor

Bottle shop worker suffers terror of an armed robbery

Big names are lined up for book talks in the library ver the past few years Maitland City Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Look Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Talking program has brought some very inspiring and entertaining speakers to our city.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program again includes another bumper schedule, with the likes of Helen Garner, Geraldine Doogue and Blanche dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Alpuget just a few of the respected thinkers and compelling storytellers locked in.

The Look Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Talking program is well worth a look but remember bookings are essential and can be made online at maitland.nsw.gov.au/library.

As part of the Look Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Talking program, Maitland City Library is partnering with the National Film and Sound Archive to help us mark 60 years since the 1955 Maitland flood.

The flood continues to be a historical moment for our community and together with the library we will ensure itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very special event, so stay tuned for more information.

We are very fortunate to have such dedicated and engaging libraries which are an important piece of the fabric that makes up our community.

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The Look Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Talking program is well worth a look The services they provide extend way beyond book lending and are available to everyone.

The first council meeting for 2015 was held last week and one of the most exciting decisions to come out of the meeting was the adoption of a new Hall of Fame policy.

This will give us the opportunity to recognise and celebrate some of our communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true icons who have achieved so much in their fields.

A Hall of Fame committee will soon be established, which will include two community representatives.

Expressions of interest for these committee representatives will be made available on councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website in the near future.

Police are investigating after the armed robbery of a bottle shop in Lemon Tree Passage last week.

A man carrying an axe and wearing a scarf round his face entered the shop, which is located on Cook Parade, at about 8.45pm on Friday.

A 34-year-old woman was working alone in the shop.

She told police the man grabbed her by the arm and dragged her to the office, ordering her to open the safe.

The woman complied but the safe was empty.

Then a second man armed with a knife and also with his face covered appeared in the office.

This man took the woman to the cash register. He demanded she open it and put cash into a bag.

Meanwhile, the other man took tobacco from a drawer and personal items from the womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handbag.

Both men then fled on foot. The woman was not injured.

Police from Port Stephens Local Area Command are investigating this incident.

The men were both described as being 170 to 180cm tall, with dark-brown eyes, black eyebrows and tanned skin.

Man surrenders after keeping police at bay for two hours A man appeared in court last Sunday after being arrested following a stand-off with police in Cardiff.

At about 10am on Saturday, police were called to a home on Arthur Street after neighbours reported hearing screaming and yelling coming from the property.

Police attended and spoke to a man, armed with two knives, who was standing at the end of the driveway in the propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backyard.

For about two hours the man refused to drop the knives or move from the rear of the property.

Following discussions with police negotiators, who arrived at the location shortly after 11am, the man dropped the knives and surrendered himself to police around 12.30pm.

He was taken to Charlestown Police Station and charged with using an offensive weapon to avoid arrest and being armed with intent to commit an indictable offence.

The man, 38, was refused bail and appeared in Newcastle Court on Sunday.

Man on charges over 40 offences refused bail Police charged a man with 40 offences after his arrest in Charlestown last Friday.

The man, 34, was wanted for three warrants over alleged offences including using a carriage service to menace, larceny, and goods in custody.

After investigations by police, the man was arrested at a doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surgery in Charlestown at about 11.15am on Friday,.

He was taken to Lake Macquarie Police Station and charged with 40 offences and was refused bail in Newcastle Local Court on Saturday.

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â&#x20AC;&#x201C; High Street northern side from St Andrews Street to Church Street; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Stillsbury Lane; and â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cathedral Street full length.

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES GROOVINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; THE MOO MUSIC FESTIVAL ANZAC AND BLOMFIELD STREETS AND 3(1'(5 52$' 6287+ 0$Î&#x2013;7/$1' Council has received an application from Cattleyard Promotions to temporarily close some streets surrounding the Maitland Showground area to ensure safe movement of SHGHVWULDQV DQG WUDÉ?F DVVRFLDWHG ZLWK WKH proposed Groovinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the Moo music festival.

Closure details are as follows: Č? %HWZHHQ DP DQG SP 6DWXUGD\ 0D\ Č&#x201A; %ORPČ´HOG 6WUHHW IURP $Q]DF 6WUHHW WR Devonshire Street; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Anzac Street from Cracknell Lane to %ORPČ´HOG 6WUHHW Č? &RQYHUW WR RQH ZD\ VRXWKERXQG

PRYHPHQW IURP DP WR SP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pender Road full length to Trappaud Road; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cultivation Road full length to Trappaud Road; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Louth Park Road from Les Darcy Drive to Park Street; Č? 7HPSRUDU\ 12 3$5.Î&#x2013;1* ]RQH IURP DP 6DWXUGD\ 0D\ WR QRRQ 6XQGD\ 0D\ â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Both sides of Louth Park Road from Les Darcy Drive to Trappaud Road; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; North side of Cracknell Lane from Anzac Street to Cultivation Road; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Both sides of Cultivation Road from Cracknell Lane to Trappaud Road.

Access will be provided for local residents within the temporary closure area.

Comments regarding the above temporary closures for this event should be forwarded in writing, endorsed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;File 122/944 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Groovinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the Moo Road Closuresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and addressed to the General Manager, Maitland City Council, PO Box 220, Maitland NSW 2320. The closing date for comments relating to the temporary road closures is 4.00pm Wednesday, 25 February 2015.

MAITLAND RIVER RUN 681'$< 0$< Council wishes to advise that it has received an application to temporarily close the following streets in Maitland to conduct the Maitland River Run special event. Date and times are as follows: Č? )URP DP WR SP 6XQGD\ 0D\

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; High Street from Church Street to Cathedral Street;

The proposed route for runners will include the above streets and the river bank area. The start will be near the High Street/Church Street LQWHUVHFWLRQ DQG Č´QLVK ZLOO EH +LJK 6WUHHW adjacent to Bulwer Street.

Comments relating to the running of the event QRW UHODWHG WR URDG FORVXUHV RU WUDÉ?F management), should be made in writing, addressed to the General Manager, Maitland City Council, PO Box 220, Maitland 2320, endorsed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Maitland River Run Event â&#x20AC;&#x201C; File 150/5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

The closing date for comments relating to the special event is 4.00pm Wednesday, 11 February 2015.

Public comments regarding the proposed road closures should also be forwarded in writing (addressed to the General Manager at the above address), endorsed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Maitland River Run â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Road Closures â&#x20AC;&#x201C; File 122/944â&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The closing date for comments will be 4.00pm on Wednesday, 25 February 2015. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;STEAMFEST 2015â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The annual â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hunter Valley Steamfestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is to be held on the weekend of Saturday, 18 and Sunday, 19 April 2015. The following temporary URDG FORVXUHV WR YHKLFXODU WUDÉ?F RQO\ DQG parking restrictions were requested by the Steamfest Panel and are listed below for public exhibition and comment: Č? 6HWXS DQG SUHVHQWDWLRQ RI 6WHDPIHVW VWDOOV DQG DPXVHPHQWV 12.00 midnight Thursday, 16 April to 12.00 midnight Sunday, 19 April 2015: â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Maitland Railway Station (sealed car park); â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Maitland Railway Station (gravel car park); â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Maitland Railway Station (sealed car park adjacent to station building). Č? 6HWXS DQG SUHVHQWDWLRQ RI VWDOOV DQG DPXVHPHQWV DQG VHWXS RI 6WHDPIHVW Saturday, 18 and Sunday, 19 April 2015 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7.00am to 6.00pm: â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Church Street between Ken Tubman Drive and Les Darcy Drive; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Elgin Street between Olive Street and Railway Line; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Olive Street between Church Street and Elgin Street; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Railway Street between Church Street and Elgin Street;

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Station Street between Elgin Street and

cul-de-sac;

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Athel Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ombrain Drive between Elgin Street

and Victoria Street (taxis excepted);

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Allan Walsh Drive between Ken Tubman

Drive and Church Street (taxiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excepted);

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ballard Street between Steam Street and

Church Street;

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fran Dawson Road between Ballard Street

and end of road;

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Steam Street between cul-de-sac and Elgin

Street;

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Napoleon Lane south of Olive Street.

Č? 3UHVHQWDWLRQ RI 6WHDPIHVW Č&#x2020;6KRZ DQG 6KLQHČ&#x2021; Sunday, 19 April 2015 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7.00am to 6.00pm: â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Internal road through Maitland Park between Main Entrance and Swimming Pool.

Council also proposes to implement the usual temporary parking restrictions in various streets for Steamfest, to assist with the movement of public transport and public safety around the main Steamfest site in the vicinity of Maitland Railway Station. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;No Stoppingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; restrictions will be placed on both sides of the New England Highway from Church Street to the Trzecinski Bridge, and on both sides of Cessnock Road for 100m from the roundabout.

Comments relating to the core event or any of the sub-events (not related to road closures) should be forwarded in writing, addressed to the General Manager, Maitland City Council, PO Box 220, Maitland 2320, endorsed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Steamfest 2015 Special Event â&#x20AC;&#x201C; File 150/5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Submissions will be received up until 4.00pm on Wednesday, 18 February 2015.

Comments regarding temporary road closures should be forwarded in writing, (addressed to the General Manager at the above address), endorsed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Steamfest 2015 Temporary Road Closures â&#x20AC;&#x201C; File 120/944/2â&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The closing date for comments relating to the road closures is Wednesday, 4 March 2015.

For further information regarding the event, please contact the Appearance and Infrastructure Division on 4934 9700.

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“It’s a great location. One hour from Newcastle Airport, which is soon to be an international airport and only two and a half hours from Sydney.”

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Guests from across Australia at last Friday night’s grand opening were able to sample a wide range of produce from local providers.

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Knights come through Nines hitout with plenty of positives PAUL MONFORTE

wo wins, two losses and no injuries summed up an encouraging weekend for the Knights at last weekend’s NRL Nines tournament in Auckland.

Like a number of clubs, the Knights sent a relatively inexperienced side across the Tasman but opened their campaign on Saturday with a convincing 18-7 victory over St George Illawarra.

Winger Jake Mamo, who also starred in last year’s tournament, crossed for a hat-trick against the Dragons and said he felt more comfortable this time around.

“I didn’t feel as nervous as I did last year. I knew my role in the team so it was quite easy going into it,” Mamo said.

“It was a really good win and everyone was working hard from the middle and our defence was really good and that made it really easy to score tries off the back of that.”

The Knights then ran into eventual semifinalists Parramatta and found themselves down 15-4 before recovering to lock the scores up at 15-all with four minutes remaining.

But a converted Eels try in the final minute meant Newcastle’s final round-robin match against Manly took on greater importance.

Against a Sea Eagles side featuring Daly Cher-

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Two of the Newcastle Knights doing a junior coaching clinic in Auckland

ry-Evans, the Knights secured a tight 20-17 victory to book themselves a spot in the quarterfinals.

Hooker Adam Clydsdale scored the winning try with two minutes remaining.

The luck of the draw pitted the Knights against tournament favourites South Sydney in the opening quarter-final.

The Rabbitohs side contained a number of last year’s grand final-winning team, including Adam Reynolds, Isaac Luke and Dylan Walker, and the premiers proved far too strong in a 30-6 victory.

Mamo opened the scoring for the Knights in the first minute of play after a break from fullback Nathan Ross and were still in with a hope at halftime, trailing 13-6.

But the experience and size of the Rabbitohs saw them pull away for a convincing win.

The Knights will next be in action on Saturday, February 14, at 6pm in a trial against the Port Macquarie Sharks and the Wauchope Blues at Lake Bain Sporting Complex, Wauchope.

The Knights will play one half against each of the country sides with coach Rick Stone expected to take a large squad.

The following Saturday, February 21, will see Newcastle head down to Queanbeyan to take on the Canberra Raiders at Seiffert Oval at 6.30pm in their final trial.

Comment Jets need to take leaf out of book of legends RICHARD FRENCH

ever mind the red and blue of the current Newcastle Jets, nor the gold strip of their first championship incarnation, perhaps those few, those lucky few, a band of brothers, who will front their home crowd on Friday night should be wearing a black, white and red shirt with two lions in combat over their hearts, as worn by the old Northern NSW Soccer Federation representative teams which I watched in awe as a young soccer reporter.

These blokes, who mostly paid for the privilege of playing, for their clubs and many for the national team, came together at short notice since Reg Date was a boy and stuck it to everyone from top first-division clubs from around the world to national sides including our own Socceroos.

And almost without exception, for more than a century, those players, some coming back from higher levels and other young guns who went on to bigger and better things elsewhere, stood tall and strong, often drawing with, beating or at least scaring the daggy shorts off all comers, including some of the top dogs in the world game.

Most people in this region have also probably forgotten that long before that fantastic night the Jets defeated Central Coast Mariners in the A-League grand final, a bunch of mainly parttimers and one or two hard-headed British

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imports won the National Soccer League Cup on a wet and windy Melbourne night in 1984 under Scottish-born coach Willie Gallagher.

At 4-0 down in Adelaide the other week, the old players I saw do battle might just have taken a one-game “holiday”, without ending a bloke’s career, by going straight through one or two of their opponents just to let them know “we’re still here next time we meet”; the long memories of Hunter people.

So, to those youngsters who may get a chance to shine on Friday night, with nothing to lose but pride, get out there, suck it up, take a deep breath and dig in, for yourself, your family and the fans, to show up those whose egos and pay packets - management or players - leave them lacking the spirit of the fighting, clawing and biting Lions of the North.

Show that sort of mettle and perhaps they can escape the mess that is the Newcastle Jets; like so many current ALeague players and the great men of the past who had to take their talents elsewhere, but never forgetting their true roots and often returning when they could to again appear for their hometown club.

No matter what is happening within the club management or coaching structure, the players should have the pride

and sense to keep on playing with passion so they too might find an outlet for their futures.

Once again this area has fallen for the three-card trick of the temptation of overnight success without the structure, grit and hard yards (and real cash in the bank, not the ground) it takes to truly compete.

As we all know, even now, if all the really decent players we have let go for want of stability, patience and on-time super payments were brought back together this city could be an A-League dynasty.

What is needed is to forget the overwhelmed British or European markets and instead, particularly given our Asian Cup success, look north to Asia where surely a giant Japanese, South Korean or Chinese club, perhaps one already associated with a European gargantuan, would pay well to open up a new market in Newcastle and the Hunter, for players, fans and sponsors.

So now is the time for all good men of football in this region, particularly those who have done very well in business due to their football contacts, to come to the aid of their greatest love: the world game of association soccer football which grew in this country from the hearts and souls of the men who first hewed the coal in this tough town.

Under-fire Newcastle Jets coach Phil Stubbins