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Christmas bus returns The much-loved bus is back, delighting passengers of all ages

TRIAL AND ERROR Newcastle Council will again consider the seven week, twohour free parking trial at an extraordinary Council meeting tonight (Wednesday, December 19), as a result of a rescission motion lodged by the Lord Mayor.

Last week, the Post reported on the trial put forward by Liberal Councillor, Lisa Tierney, and Greens Councillor, Michael Osborne.

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Newcastle bus driver, Margaret Pannell, onboard her festively decorated Christmas bus

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he has been a staple of the streets of Newcastle each festive season for the past 16 years and this year, Newcastle Buses driver, Margaret Pannell, is back behind the wheel of the famous Christmas bus.

Unable to drive the bus over the past two years due to injury, Mrs Pannell has been back on the road throughout December with more tinsel, lights and nativity scenes than ever before.

Although the Christmas bus has always been a hit with the kids, Mrs Pannell said it is the older generations who derive the most joy from the festive ride.

“It’s funny, the best response you get is from the workmen and teenage boys, the ones you think are going to be like, ‘I’m not into this’, they’re the ones you get the most excitement.

“I think it just brings everybody back to when they were a kid, you just can’t help it.”

Newcastle Buses and Ferries General Manager, Darren Carey, said the Christmas bus is great for the community.

“It’s in the spirit of the season,” he said.

“The Christmas bus as a concept has a very big following now.

“It’s got to the point where people are looking for the timetable to fi nd out where it’s going to be and what runs it will be on.

“We’re very much in support of it.”

The Christmas bus will be servicing various routes across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie until Saturday, December 29.

The timetable for the Christmas bus can be found at www.christmasbus.com.au. @thepostjourno

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riting this, my last column of the year, is the fi rst time I’ve properly stopped to reflect on all that has happened in 2012.

Every way you come at it, this year has been a big one.

And just when you might have thought the business of the year was done and dusted, on Friday came the long-awaited announcement by the State Government that Newcastle’s inner-city rail line will be cut at Wickham station.

While many in Newcastle are celebrating the decision, there’s plenty of people in Maitland and surrounds who aren’t as pleased.

It’s been a big year in the life of this newspaper, too.

August saw the roll-out of the new look paper, with a fresh team and a renewed focus on bringing our readers informed and wideranging local news.

We hope you’ve enjoyed reading the Post. We’ve certainly enjoyed bringing it to you each and every week, and meeting many of you along the way.

Thank you for your support.

Speaking on behalf of the Post team, we’d like to wish you and your family a joyous, relaxing and safe Christmas and New Year.

We’ll return in January, with our fi rst edition of 2013 out on the 16th.

In the meantime, email us with what you’re up to, newstips for stories or let us know about any issues that have concerned you over the break.

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oey is a gorgeous young man who is approximately 12-months-old. All Joey would love for Christmas is a purr-ever home!

Joey is fi ne with dogs and another cat. He is quite happy to lounge around all day or jump on your lap for a snuggle, and he is not fussy about his food, either.

Joey would be a lovely companion for an older person/ couple looking for an easy maintenance cat to keep them company.

Cat Rescue Newcastle is a notfor-profit, volunteer organisation.

Joey’s $50 adoption fee covers de-sexing, vaccinations, flea and worm treatments and microchipping.

Joey is currently awaiting his forever home in Tanilba Bay, NSW. For more information or to meet Joey, contact his foster carer, Mel, on 0405 595 075.

Joey is just one of the many cats available for adoption at Cat Rescue Newcastle. For more information about the group or to view other cats available for adoption, visit www. catrescuenewcastle.com.au or fi nd them on Facebook.

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Free parking trial will be considered at a second extraordinary meeting TRICIA MOROSIN

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ewcastle Council will again consider the seven week, two-hour free parking trial at an extraordinary Council meeting tonight (Wednesday, December 19), as a result of a rescission motion lodged by the Lord Mayor.

Last week, the Post reported on the trial put forward by Liberal Councillor, Lisa Tierney, and Greens Councillor, Michael Osborne.

At the time, a number of concerns and questions were raised by confused Council staff and, as a result, an extraordinary Council meeting was held to provide further clarity on the motion that had been endorsed by Council.

During the meeting, the following clarifications were made: the trial only includes City East, Civic and City West areas and does not include Honeysuckle, the Foreshore, the Hill or the residential part of City East; and parking meters in the included areas will remain inactive until they can be programmed accordingly.

The parking meters in the excluded areas are active, as per normal; and time limit restrictions still apply fi rst and foremost. Drivers are entitled to the fi rst two hours of that time period for free.

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The end of With the decision to cut the rail line TRICIA MOROSIN

A An artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impression of Steel Street after the rail line is removed

fter months of speculation that a decision on the rail line was imminent, the Minister for Planning, Brad Hazzard, fi nally announced that the inner city rail line will be cut at Wickham, as part of the State Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Urban Renewal Strategy for Newcastle.

Accompanied by local Liberal Members, Tim Owen, Craig Baumann and Andrew Cornwell, as well Newcastle Lord Mayor, Jeff McCloy, Mr Hazzard said the plan would be the â&#x20AC;&#x153;rebirth of Newcastleâ&#x20AC;? and blamed the rail line for holding the city back.

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â&#x20AC;˘ The rail line will end at a new transport interchange at Wickham, with bus services replacing rail services. â&#x20AC;˘ The former rail line will be converted into a passenger corridor and is promised to remain in public ownership. â&#x20AC;˘ Light rail is not included in the plans, with the Planning Minister saying it is another 10 to 20 years away. â&#x20AC;˘ Three key hubs will come into effect: the East End as a retail and residential precinct; Civic as an educational and cultural area; and the West End as a

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;There has been a division down the spine of Newcastle,â&#x20AC;? Mr Hazzard said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Something separating what should be the heart of Newcastle from the most beautiful area of the Harbour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re saying is letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s move that transport option to Wickham.â&#x20AC;?

The plan is to create three key hubs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the East End as a retail and residential precinct with a revitalised Hunter Street Mall; Civic as an educational and cultural hub; and the West End as a new commercial precinct with high rises of up to 90 metres in height. The West End will also feature the new â&#x20AC;&#x153;21st century interchangeâ&#x20AC;? at Wickham, with increased bus services and routes to get people around town, as well as a new development at The Store site. new high rise commercial precinct. â&#x20AC;˘ Eight new pedestrian and cycle connections will be in place between Honeysuckle and Hunter Street. â&#x20AC;˘ Up to 12,600 additional residents and 6,000 additional dwellings to be accommodated by 2036. â&#x20AC;˘ The plan is estimated to generate up to 10,000 new jobs. â&#x20AC;˘ The State Government will invest $120 million of funding and ask for $120 million of Federal funding. â&#x20AC;˘ Construction work is expected to commence in the next 12-18 months. â&#x20AC;˘ It will be 3-5 years until the rail line work is complete.

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now public, community reaction appears to be mixed Newcastle MP, Tim Owen, said the changes were designed to make Newcastle one of the most beautiful harbour cities in the world.

While only time will determine if he is right, for the moment there are still many groups and community members unhappy with the decision.

Save Our Rail President, Joan Dawson, met the media with NSW Opposition Leader, John Robertson, to condemn the strategy on Friday afternoon.

“Th is is not a plan, it’s a

decision [and] the community has not been consulted,” Ms Dawson said.

“We will fight to overturn this decision and we will win that fight.”

Mr Robertson called it “a lazy decision, by a lazy Government” and encouraged Hunter residents to lobby their local Liberal Members.

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What they said...

Minister for Planning, Brad Hazzard: “Obviously if it was an easy decision, it would’ve been made by the former Labor Government. It is not an easy decision. It is a decision, though, that has been extremely well considered.”

NSW Opposition Leader, John Robertson: “We are going to be working with the local community to fight this decision. This is a decision that is lazy. It’s a lazy second rate public transport solution.”

Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Jeff McCloy: “I have spoken to four developers on four projects already, talking about the excitement in Newcastle and I think you’ll find those projects will be starting, [will] now really wind up and move forward. The future will show us all what a marvellous decision this is.”

Member for Newcastle, Tim Owen: “We are building the city for not only our generations, but for future generations, our sons and daughters and our grandsons and granddaughters. It’s a great outcome for the city. It’s what we promised we would do – we would change the face of Newcastle – and this Government has delivered that outcome.”

Member for Charlestown, Andrew Cornwell: “I want my constituents to have the chance to catch world class public transport to a vibrant city rather than third world public transport through a neglected city.”

Save Our Rail’s Joan Dawson with Opposition Leader, John Robertson, condemning the State Government’s decision to cut the inner city rail line in Newcastle on Friday

Member for Wallsend, Sonia Hornery: “The people of Wallsend, Cessnock, Maitland and Lake Macquarie have been forgotten by the O’Farrell Government in this decision.”

Member for Cessnock, Clayton Barr: “The people of Maitland and the Upper Hunter have every right to be furious with their local MPs for backflipping on their promises to keep the rail line. Ms Parker in particular campaigned during the election on keeping the rail line...”

Member for Maitland, Robyn Parker: “I am a member of cabinet and I will abide by cabinet. I have strongly articulated the views of Maitland residents and my views have been well articulated publicly for some time. I realise this wouldn’t be the preferred option [for my constituents], however I have assurances of better transport options, not less transport options.”

Maitland Councillor, Ben Whiting: “This was never about a better public transport solution. The decision has been made by those that are ideologically opposed to public services being provided by the state when those services can be cut and there are individuals who can make a profit from development.”

Mayor of Lake Macquarie, Jodie Harrison: “The State Government’s priorities on the transport needs of the Hunter are clearly wrong if they are giving $120 million to cut a railway line outside of Newcastle CBD and turn the old line into parkland, just months after they gave a measly one-eighth of that figure to what will be the most significant transport project in our region, [the Lake Macquarie Transport Interchange].”

Greens MP in the NSW Legislative Council, David Shoebridge: “This is becoming typical behaviour from the

O’Farrell developer-driven regime – provide financial windfalls for developers and leave local residents in the lurch.”

Hunter Business Chamber Chief Executive Officer, Kristen Keegan: “This decision will kick start real private investment in the city and we will work with potential investors to encourage their participation in this exciting stage of Newcastle’s development.”

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President of Save Our Rail, Joan Dawson: “This is a mean and spiteful decision, a blow to the community delivered below the belt in cowardly fashion just in time for Christmas.”

Urban Development Institute of Australia NSW, Hunter Chapter Chair Shane Boslem: “This single issue has prevented all levels of government and the private sector from having any certainty to create plans for what the CBD should look like in the future, and how it can grow and prosper.”

Urban Taskforce CEO, Chris Johnson: “The urban renewal of Newcastle’s city will be a boost for the whole region particularly with a revitalisation of the East end, Civic and the West End. Newcastle is a very linear city and it needs a series of hubs like a necklace...”

NSW Assistant Secretary David Woollams, Rail, Tram & Bus Union: “What other major city centre in Australia isn’t serviced by rail? We certainly need more efficient and widespread bus services in Newcastle but the rail line must form the backbone of any transport network. This decision is a huge blow for the people of Newcastle.”

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hirty years ago this week, the fi rst ever Random Breath Test (RBT) was conducted in NSW. On Friday, December 17 1982, NSW’s fi rst RBT operations were performed on Parramatta Road, Granville, and Woodville Road, Guildford, in Sydney.

Th ree decades on and the NSW Police Force has performed over 85 million RBTs and charged more than 545,000 motorists for drink driving.

Commander of the NSW Police Force’s Traffic and Highway Patrol, Assistant Commissioner John Hartley, said RBT has markedly improved the

safety of NSW roads.

“Ten years after RBT was introduced, fatal motor vehicle crashes in NSW had halved,” Assistant Commissioner Hartley said.

“Th ree decades on, deaths on our roads are down more than 70 per cent, despite a large increase in the number of cars using them.”

As part of RBT’s 30th Anniversary, NSW Police and Emergency Services Minister, Michael Gallacher, launched Operation Paciullo last month.

Assistant Commissioner Hartley said motorists can expect to see police out in force on the state’s roads over the coming weeks.

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The majority of our work has negative emotions attached to it as people only come to us when they have a problem – the victims of an offence.

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Not just for us, but because of our families as well and the potential strain that our occupation can often put on our loved ones.

So it was an enormous lift when, out of the blue, something nice happened that made many of us remember and cherish what we do and why we do it.

Following the words spoken by Commissioner Andrew Scipione at the funeral of Detective Inspector Bryson Anderson, a moving gesture

was carried out by one of the younger members of the community we are part of.

Mr Scipione mentioned the difficult job that is policing and asked that if you saw a Police Officer to take the time to thank them.

Th is moved a 10-year-old girl to come into Waratah Police Station with her mother and hand over a box of chocolates.

The girl had spent her own money to buy the chocolates and had wanted to give them to police to say ‘thank you’ and to try to make them a little happier.

To us, this was an unbelievable gesture by this girl and went a long way to reinforce the reasons we do what we do.

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Fans of all ages farewell the original Wiggles at their last Newcastle show TRICIA MOROSIN

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housands of Wiggles fans – large and small – came out to farewell three of the original group members at their fi nal celebration tour in Newcastle last Wednesday.

The Entertainment Centre was packed with wiggling little ones, proudly waving

their Dorothy the Dinosaur roses and singing along to Wiggles’ classics.

Anthony, Murray, Greg and Jeff also gave a shout out to their numerous teenage fans in the crowd who grew up with The Wiggles and obviously weren’t too cool to come out to send off the guys.

They also catered to teenyboppers with a special cover of One Direction’s ‘What Makes You Beautiful’.

Earlier this year, The Wiggles announced this would be their fi nal year

together and unveiled plans to tour.

Having already ticked off Asia, USA, Canada, Ireland, the UK and New Zealand, the foursome are now on the home stretch.

Soon, Jeff, Murray and Greg will hand over the purple, red and yellow skivvies to a new generation of performers, moving into backstage creative roles, while Anthony continues on stage with the new lineup.

“We’ve been entertaining children around the world for 21 years and it’s important that we plan for the future so that The Wiggles can keep wiggling in the years to come,” Murray explained.

If you missed out on the Newcastle shows, you can still see the guys in Sydney on either Saturday 22 or Sunday 23 December at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. @triciamorosin

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In October, the Post reported on the kindy student who is living with cerebral palsy and raising money for the cause, after being inspired by her hero, Miss Elliott, who also has cerebral palsy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Isabella would just sit there and watch her and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like me and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,â&#x20AC;? her mother, Darlene Petersen, said at the time.

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where I work and she happened to come in one day and showed me the newspaper article that Isabella had appeared in,â&#x20AC;? Ms Mclean said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As I read through it, I realised the person she was talking about was my friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter, who I used to work with a few years ago, Nikki [Elliott]. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I offered for Darlene to contact Nikki and try and set up [a] meeting.â&#x20AC;?

A few weeks later, the group organised a meeting at a local pool, with Miss Elliott surprising a shocked Isabella.

The two chatted for a couple of hours and have remained in contact.

On Wednesday, Isabella presented Miss Elliott to her peers and the Paralympian patiently answered the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; questions, while also allowing them to hold her medals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great in swimming and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like good at everything almost,â&#x20AC;?

Isabella said of meeting her hero. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an angel to me.â&#x20AC;? @triciamorosin

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All the best for the holiday season

W

ith less than a week to go till Christmas, I’m scratching my head wondering where the year has gone. For Tracey and I, it has been a busy year, particularly when in September, I was given the great honour and responsibility of leading our City as Lord Mayor.

Christmas Day is celebrated in many ways by families, some with a traditional roast lunch, others enjoy an Aussie BBQ and some tuck into our oceans fi nest offerings with a seafood banquet. It’s a day when smiles are in abundance and we celebrate family, friends and how wonderful it is to have each other.

Please also think of those less

fortunate in our community who at Christmas look for assistance to bring a smile to their children’s faces. I ask those who can afford it to think of donating to a local charity or maybe place a present under a wishing tree.

Thank you to those who work over the festive season – our police, fi re and emergency services, Surf Life Savers patrolling our beaches and other volunteers, our military in Australia and abroad and our doctors and nurses.

My family and I wish you and yours a safe Christmas and ask that if you are travelling, you drive with care and slow down on our roads to ensure a safe arrival.

God Bless.

Woes continue for Tinkler

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he woes continue for mining giant Nathan Tinkler with confi rmation over the weekend that his Patinack Farm horse stud has sold three-yearold thoroughbred and half-brother to Black Caviar, All Too Hard.

It follows a horror few days for the businessman, after the Australian Tax Office (ATO) fi led documents last week to wind up a number of Tinkler-owned companies, including Hunter Sports Group (HSG), the parent company of the Newcastle Knights and the Newcastle Jets, over unpaid debts.

HSG issued a statement following

news of the move, in which it said that it heard about the action via the media.

“We advise that any outstanding sum will be paid as soon as possible – well before the reported hearing date on the matter next February”, the statement read.

When contacted by the Post, both the NRL and the FFA said they had received “a number of assurances” about HSG’s fi nancial situation.

The NRL spokesperson also confi rmed that they are “continuing to monitor the club.”

A hearing into the matter is scheduled for February 20, 2013.

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he halls and wards of the John Hunter Hospital were decked with tinsel and baubles last Thursday as staff, patients and families of the Newcastle Children’s Hospital joined in their annual Christmas celebration, Party Day. More than 100 patients and their families participated in the festivities, which included visits from Big Dog, Prime Possum, Star Wars Storm Troopers, staff from the Hunter Valley Zoo, Newcastle Jets A-League and W-League players, members of the Newcastle Knights, Paralympian Kurt Fearnley, and of course, Santa Claus

and Mrs Claus.

Th ree-time Paralympic gold medallist, Mr Fearnley said “as a local fella” the Newcastle Children’s Hospital is an organisation he felt personally connected to.

“I grew up in and out of hospitals and I know you need a flash, that something that distracts you even for a moment,” he said.

“Even a minute is better than nothing.”

Acting Operations Manager, Paul Widseth, said Party Day was important to the overall wellbeing of patients and their families.

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Christmas is a good time to reflect on the year

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hristmas seems to come around more quickly each year, and for a lot of us it seems we try to squeeze more and more into our lives, but I always like to take this time to reflect on achievements as well as set goals for the New Year.

Th ree months into the current term of the elected council, I am pleased to say we are working well together.

We’ve tackled issues of varying degrees and sizes, and made decisions on behalf of the Lake Macquarie community that I believe are going to contribute to building a stronger and more vibrant city over the next four years.

Looking back over the whole of 2012, probably the most significant achievement for Council was the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s approval for a seven-year rate variation, which has provided Council fi nancial sustainability.

Th is will allow us to deliver the services and infrastructure our

community have consistently told us they want.

During 2013, I am looking forward to meeting and working with many more of our residents and businesses to continue implementing plans to maintain our roads, parks, buildings, drains and natural areas in a fi nancially responsible way.

I encourage all of our community members to get involved or provide feedback to Council on matters that mean the most to them.

I am delighted with the response to this year’s Christmas Toy Appeal, and I would like to thank each and every person and family who donated something to make someone else’s Christmas that bit brighter than it may have otherwise been.

Thank you also to Samaritans for their support of the Appeal, for collecting and arranging distribution of the toys.

From my family, and myself, have a wonderful Christmas and a safe New Year!

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Mixed emotions as a community garden in Bunya Park gets approval

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here were mixed emotions at the Lake Macquarie Council meeting last week, when a development application (DA) for construction of a community garden in Bunya Park, Eleebana, was approved.

Local resident and Convener of the Warners Bay Community Garden Group (WBCGG), Ben Henley, spoke in favour of the DA and said it was “a fantastic feeling” for the group’s 283 members to have the garden approved after four years of working towards the goal.

“I think the real benefit [of a community garden] is that you get people joining who don’t necessarily know each other and it gives people an opportunity to bump into each other […] and start conversations,” Mr Henley said.

“All of a sudden you’ve got people from a very broad range of ages, young children, elderly people, all the way through, who are actively engaged in building something together.”

Chairperson of the Warners Bay Landcare Group, Dr Robert Loughran, told the Post that his group – as well as other local residents – were disappointed by the decision. Dr Loughran, who has

Members of the Warners Bay Community Garden group in Bunya Park, looking over the garden plans

a background in Environmental Sciences, believes the garden will pose “unnecessary risk” because of the potential for water to drain through the garden and into the wetlands, transporting foreign nutrients that may put the wetland in distress.

Shelley Wilson from the WBCGG and formerly a

civil engineer, doesn’t believe this will be an issue because of both the land falling away from the wetland and the planned protection controls.

Council is hoping the groups will be able to work together and are creating a Bunya Park Reference group with

representatives from both sides.

Mr Henley says WBCGG welcomes Landcare’s involvement in the garden.

For more information on how to get involved, visit www.warnersbaycommu nitygarden.org. @triciamorosin

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universities in the major international ranking systems by 2015.

Professor McMillen said the goal is ambitious but achievable.

“There are around 100 universities in that one per cent and I can’t begin to tell you how hard it is to climb the rankings at this end of the competition.

“It’s like the Olympics...”

Prof McMillen said it was important for the University of Newcastle to remain competitive into the Asian Century. @thepostjourno

University of Newcastle vicechancellor, Professor Caroline McMillen, has included the proposed new city campus in the university’s plans for the future despite the delay on funding for the project.

Professor McMillen said the city campus was part of the university’s plan to build physical and virtual learning environments to support students as outlined in the university’s New Directions Strategic Plan 2013-2015.

“As part of the plan, we will be supporting both virtual delivery systems and physical learning environment and creating social learning spaces,” she said.

“If funding comes through, we will be applying the principals of this plan in terms of capital and IT development to that project.

“We have patience and we understand the government is under pressure from other parties but we’ve put our best case forward now we just have to wait for the funding.”

The Plan sets out the university’s education, research and innovation plans for 2012 to 2015 and outlines improvements to future workforce, campuses and facilities, working toward the ultimate goal of moving The University of Newcastle’s strategic plan aims to put it in into the top two per cent of the top two per cent of universities

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Although Ms Winter said she would ideally like to continue in an events management or hospitality role, she said she would consider any paid work.

Any employers interested in getting in touch with Ms Winter should contact editorial@newcastlepost.com.au.

atrice Winter is job-ready and willing to work.

The single mother-of-two and past Hunter Volunteer of the Year nominee from Coal Point has been living off her Parenting Payment from Centrelink since being forced from her home in 2009, despite every attempt to fi nd paid employment.

Last week, Ms Winter emailed the Post, asking for assistance in helping her fi nd a job, signing off the email: “I do not want charity...I want a paid job!”

In the past, Ms Winter worked as a cleaner, but after injuring her shoulder and hand, could not continue with physical work.

Undismayed,she sought to improve her professional skills.

“I wasn’t very computer literate so I went through Break Th ru People Solutions and did a jobready course,” she said.

“I went and learnt how to navigate Word and Excel... and because of my creativity and attention to detail, event management came about.”

She then went on to complete a Certificate III in Events and a Diploma in Events Management.

Recently, Ms Winter volunteered with Hunter Life Education, helping them coordinate the World’s Biggest Jobseeker, Patrice Winter, outside her Coal Point home

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Gifts of any size and shape will be wrapped daily from 11am-2pm until Christmas Eve. A spokesperson confi rmed that all proceeds from gold coin donations made at the time of gift wrapping will go towards supporting the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI).

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Always feeling tired?

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e all have those days when we feel like staying in bed or as if we are dragging ourselves through our daily tasks.

Unfortunately for some, this feeling continues for days or weeks! I believe most people are in tune with their body enough to realise when it is caused by something more than a few late nights.

Always feeling tired isn’t normal and there can be many reasons for it.

One of the fi rst conditions that may be checked is a simple blood test to see Haemoglobin levels. Haemoglobin are the red blood cells in your body that carry oxygen around to your muscles , tissue and organs. If you have a low amount, then oxygen from your lungs can’t be carried to these areas resulting in a feeling of lethargy and tiredness. Treatments range from simple diet changes to blood transfusions in severe cases. Ferritin is another blood level worth testing. Low ferritin which is your stored red blood cells, have similar symptoms and also can be treated.

The Thyroid gland and the Adrenal glands can be checked by a blood test

or a saliva cortisol test for the adrenals.

Low Thyroid levels need to be carefully monitored during treatment to get the right ratio of the hormone Thyroxine in your body. In our medical system currently, adrenal fatigue isn’t recognised unless you develop the severe form of Addisons Disease in which case it is treated very seriously.

People can feel extreme tiredness and weakness among other symptoms before it reaches that point, so don’t suffer in silence, take your symptoms or results to a doctor or a naturopath who understand and believe this condition, and treat adrenal fatigue safely and effectively.

Respiratory conditions such as chronic Asthma can cause tiredness because the body is consciously trying to breathe, which can be exhausting.

Depression is a common cause also. If we don’t adequately deal with all of the different stresses we are exposed to, depression can arise and one symptom is lethargy. See a psychologist for a different perspective.

Of course diet and exercise also play a major role in your energy levels. Food is your energy source, so eat clean food and arrange for regular exercise.

2012 fashion in review

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nother year is almost gone and what a year of fashion it was.

Like any year, 2012 saw trends come and go; some not quite as good as others, but all in all, the fashions that hit our stores and our streets were something to be remembered and who knows, they may make a come back next year.

Of all the styles, trends and colour schemes that made an appearance, there were a few that stood out as the more popular and wearable fashions.

One of the biggest trends of the year would have to be coloured denim.

From the moment that it hit our stores in the leadup to winter right up until this very day, people are still shopping for and buying coloured denim.

Whether the colour is bold, washed out or barely there, each item of clothing was just as popular as the rest.

Depending on the season, men and women were seen in bright jeans or fluoro shorts, pastel cut offs or dark vests.

Coloured denim may have been one of the biggest trends of the year but there wasn’t a print that could beat the

If you want to see a topic discussed, or have a question answered, email katherine.tweed@mediaview.com.au

Elisha is a Registered Nurse and Midwife, with years of experience working in emergency departments, general wards, maternity and in the community.

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floral prints that we saw this spring.

There were floral dresses in abundance, flowing floral skirts and something a little different was the floral printed jeans and shorts that gave an otherwise casual, nondescript look a real feminine feel.

Whilst the feminine look was back in, we can’t forget fluoro.

For me, this was an unexpected comeback however, combining neon with pastel colours had a very different effect than it did back in the 90s.

Fluoro was no longer seen as the ‘party colours’ but with the pastel tones, was something that you could wear out to lunch or to the shops, or even wear to work.

Of all the styles and looks that we have seen throughout 2012, my favorite would have to be tribal.

There was something about the gold embellishments and the warm earthy tones that made me love it so much.

The tribal trend could be seen in swimwear and beachwear but also in flowing maxi dresses and sheer tops.

2012 proved to be a great year in the fashion world and I can’t help but wonder what is in store for us (literally) next year…

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Relieving red eye

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he term “pink eye” or maybe more commonly in Australia, “red eye” are generally used to describe conjunctivitis.

The cause may be bacterial, but more often not. Viral conjunctivitis, allergic conjunctivitis and conjunctivitis associated with the wearing of contact lenses might be considered the more likely suspects.

Dry eye is another common cause of “red eye”, usually as a result of inadequate production or tear fluid or increased evaporation of tears.

The problem increases with age and is more common in women; and some medical conditions and many medicines can cause or worsen the effects of dry eye.

Lubricating or moisturising eye drops, gels and ointments are very useful; but don’t forget to tell your pharmacist if you are taking any prescription medicines.

Nevertheless, there are occasions when reference to a doctor is necessary for investigation and/or treatment to minimise the risk of serious complications.

These occasions would include when there is pain or swelling, when the eyes are sensitive to light, if there is an injury or foreign body in the eye, and if there is headache, nausea or vomiting. Check with your pharmacist before you self medicate.

You can get more advice on the best way to treat eye problems from those pharmacies around Australia which provide the Pharmaceutical Society’s Self Care health information.

There’s a special fact card titled Red and Dry Eyes. The Vision Impairment and Contact Lens Care fact cards might also be useful.

For details, phone the Pharmaceutical Society on 1300 369 772 or check out the website: www.psa.org.au.

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o here we are, less than 6 days to go until Christmas and I’m starting to get excited. I don’t have a huge last-minute shopping list awaiting me and I am looking forward to the festivities.

We have even put the Christmas tree up although the children were more fascinated with the box the tree came out of (yes it’s a fake, don’t judge me!) than actually helping my husband and I decorate it. I love rediscovering the weird and wonderful creations we have in the decoration box. The children have been making these for the last couple of years and I must say, they always take pride of place on the tree.

Christmas Eve is always at my dad’s place and it is an extremely special night. For years his entire street and neighborhood have decorated their houses. No expense is spared. No brick without a light. They all save their 2 litre milk containers for the entire year, cut them in half and use them as tea light holders.

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It is a spectacular sight.

To top this off, an old gentleman down the road created a sleigh years ago pulled by reindeers (and a ute). He used to dress up as Santa and hand out lollies to all the children as he drove along the street. Sadly, this beautiful soul passed away 2 years ago however, to keep this amazing tradition going, the SES now work with his family to ensure Santa is roaming the streets spreading cheer.

Needless to say, the children love it and even before I had my own, it was such a special night seeing the huge smiles and excitement that only children can bring to Christmas.

The children are always asleep within 5 minutes of driving out of Dad’s driveway.

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TAURUS

APRIL 21 TO MAY 21

You should be able to show a very pleasant disposition to the world at large, and even if you are busy, you can fi nd the time to make those around you happy. They in turn should take significant notice of you and listen very carefully to those Taurean ideas. When it comes to decorating your home for the festive season, you instinctively know what looks and feels right.

Even with food you can be highly imaginative!

GEMINI

MAY 22 TO JUNE 21

Th is is a time when it could be best to simply buckle down and get on with some work. You can achieve a great deal, but not without putting in the necessary effort. A rather self -assertive and quite a restless period is now at hand and this comes courtesy of the planet Mercury in your opposition. You would be wise not to lose your temper over issues that really are not worth the bother, and to use a little patience.

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JUNE 22 TO JULY 22

You are entering into a period when your one-on-one relationships take paramount importance and you will be doing everything in your power to make your loved ones feel special and cared for. Try not to be too pushy or too sensitive for your own good, instead be more aware of the high regard that others have for you. It should be easy to bring others around to your point of view in a very subtle and deliberate way.

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It is important to believe in yourself and not to allow little failures to fi ll your mind. If things do go wrong, your best response at present is to pick up the pieces and start again immediately.

Th is is the perfect time to turn your mind to romantic and social trends which are going to be rather excellent. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to leave practical jobs alone and to focus on having some fun with your children or family.

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There are a lot of little things that could seem quite comfortable, but at the same time little niggles, mainly to do with family issues, could arise.

Originality is the key to ultimate success and you might also be anxious to get things done in and around your home. The past exerts a powerful influence and many happy memories shall come floating back of your childhood and of times gone by.

SCORPIO

OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22

You shall be tackling several different tasks at the same time and with so many planets in your third house, you will be very chatty to neighbours. Th is is the ideal time to take a short break or to visit loved ones who live in the country or on the coast. There is a lot of paperwork for you to handle at the moment and you will also be taking several short distance trips around your local neighbourhood.

SAGITTARIUS

NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 21

Whilst this is an action-packed time, you need to be careful of becoming stressed out by trying to take on too many tasks at the same time, which is why pacing yourself would be a very good idea. Remember what your strengths are and concentrate on them. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget the needs of someone you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see too often, but for whom you have the greatest regard.

Financially there will be opportunities.

CAPRICORN

DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20

Th is is going to be a great time for pushing forward, the planets are offering new incentives, and even if you are still feeling quite thoughtful, you can come to terms with issues that confused you in the past. You have all the right ingredients to impress others when it matters most as energy, enthusiasm and optimism are there to help you get ahead. You are also exuding mysticism which is highly attractive.

AQUARIUS

JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19

Beware of possible deception, which could come from any direction. It might be that you are being misled by people who are themselves in the dark, and some investigation is clearly called for. Periods of enjoyment could come from the strangest of places or directions. You will be very drawn to the religious or spiritual aspects of life at the moment. Allow extra time for rest and recuperation.

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FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20

Your social life is going to be revving up and you will left with no doubt about how highly regarded you are by certain people. If you are searching for love then a good friend is about to do some matchmaking on your behalf. Th is is a positive time to spend some time helping others in one way or another. You should remain confident even if you have to take on any challenges that come from out of the blue!

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ear friends, We fi nd ourselves once again preparing for the great feast of Christmas.

I’m amazed, and you probably are too, at how quickly the season has come around. Our lives are so full and lived at such a hectic pace these days, that the time just seems to slip away.

It’s not one of the least of the blessings of Christmas, that when we do get to it, most of us manage to get a bit of a break;

a time to just sit around with family and friends and enjoy some peaceful time. I hope it will be so for you.

For us Christians, though, Christmas is much more than just a break in our routine. We are remembering the birth of Christ – that central moment in all of human history, when God plainly showed his love for the whole human race. Not willing to let us remain separated from him, God became one of us. He came into our world; came into the human family, and that changed everything, and that is something to celebrate.

Also, we should share our celebration.

“Joy to the world”, the angels said. So, can we spread a little joy in our corner of the world? Many of you will be buying presents for ‘wishing trees’ and making hampers for St Vincent de Paul and all

that is good, but there is nothing like sharing a bit of ourselves.

Christmas shows us that we are all one big human family, and so we need to look after each other.

Will the old lady down the street be all by herself this Christmas? Or does the Buddhist family from work know that our “goodwill to all” includes them too? At the very least, we can be saying “Happy Christmas” to all and sundry, smiling and acting like friends. Th is is a celebration

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ver the last year or so my family has been sorting out and scanning our family photos into the computer. Our favourites are now coming up on the screensaver. It has been a real delight to see them because we get to remember our family story – holidays, parties and celebrations.

The Christmas memories in the bible are a bit like this. The bible writers, looking back decades later, painted a word picture from the information passed on to them. We see that from the beginning Jesus was different – the man

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who revealed God. Th rough these pictures we are introduced to angels and shepherds, wise travellers and evil tyrants, and Mary and Joseph.

Like family photos help us remember who we are and perhaps what we might be, so does the bible.

Jesus, child in a manger, grew to be a wise teacher and leader who told people what God wanted.

Christians believe that the world changed 2,000 years ago. We believe that in Jesus God was in the world showing us how to love and changing the world by love. We believe that love comes from God. It is a gift.

Our family photos are fi lled with love and echo God’s love. The Christmas memories in the bible are about amazing, world-changing love.

My prayer is that you will be part of the story of love this Christmas.

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of God coming on Earth for all of us. May I then wish you all – my own Catholic family, the other Christians celebrating the feast with us, and anyone who stumbles upon this message – may I wish you all the blessings of Christmas. May it be a peaceful and happy time in your families and homes; a time of deep, quiet, strong joy.

A joy to be shared; if not with all the world; at least in our little part of it.

Happy Christmas.

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John Church

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What’s your state?

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ne of Australia’s ‘Thought Leaders’, Matt Church (yes, he is my baby brother), recently introduced me to the concept of expansion, contraction and elasticity.

Now at fi rst, you may think this is all about waistlines at Christmas.

But it is actually a powerful insight into increasing your effectiveness and productivity.

Here is an excerpt from a recent newsletter.

“To get more done in less time you need to understand elasticity.

Have you ever been on holidays and found yourself almost incapable of making a decision (it’s a healthy thing to do by the way). People say, ‘If you want something done, give it to a busy person!’ The holiday decision crisis occurs because you have contracted.

“The opposite is true for the ‘busy person’ who is in momentum. They are in an expanded state.

“When you are in expansion you can take on more, do more and basically achieve more than when you are

in contraction.

“The question is, are you in an expansion or a contraction phase? Here are 5 ways I expand my world: 1. When I exercise in the morning, the rest of my day is expanded.

2. When I do the toughest task fi rst, the rest of my day is expanded.

3. When I have people who support my weaknesses, my day is expanded.

4. When I do what I do best, my results are expanded.

5. When I learn something new, my baseline of capability is expanded.

“However, expansion is not always the answer! Sometimes you need to contract your scope and do just one thing for a whole day. Th is kind of focus is often needed at the end of a project to complete a complex task.

“And after taking a break, you often come back to your projects with a fresh sense of clarity.

“It’s about elasticity; having the ability to switch and knowing when you need to either expand or contract.”

For more information on these ideas, head to www.mattchurch.com.

John Church manages a Newcastle advertising agency, and PR consultancy, John Church Advertising.

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ome of you may be winding down for the year while others may be in the middle of what I hope is a Christmas

boom.

If you are having a bit of down time, make sure you take time to recharge.

You may also want to take some time to think about your business goals and fi nance needs for the new-year.

As busy business people it is hard to stay up-to-date with the latest information and ideas for running and fi nancing your business. There is a wealth of information available so the trick is getting to key and reliable information fast and without great cost.

Where can you turn for help? What did we used to do before the Internet?

There are many blogs and articles on business fi nance.

The issue with these blogs is that you cannot always verify if the information is correct. Just because it is on the Internet, doesn’t mean it is true.

However, reputable and well-known commentators and media outlets have

articles online that you can access for free. I have also mentioned before that governments have sites with good business information.

A relatively new site is the Australian Government’s Business Finances, which is a subset of the business.gov. au website. It includes free, practical information on managing and seeking fi nance and was developed in conjunction with business and fi nance experts.

Your fi nancial institution’s branch manager or business banker can be a good source of free advice, too.

The business fi nances website makes the point that while you should make use of these professionals and others such as your accountant, book-keeper, and fi nancial planner, ultimately the fi nancial responsibility for your business lies with you.

Having some of your own knowledge allows you to get the most from the advisors you are paying.

Take control of your fi nancial affairs this coming year. Start by brushing up on your own fi nancial knowledge.

Greg Taylor is deputy CEO and chief financial officer for the Hunter-based Greater Building Society, www.greater.com.au

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Set in the early 80s, Gardener invests the family savings into a white elephant medical equipment deal that breaks his family financially, causing his wife to walk out on him and their young son, Christopher.

Without money and a wife, but totally committed to his son Christopher, Chris sees the chance to fight for a stockbroker internship position, vying for one career in the end of six months training period without any salary with other twenty candidates.

Meanwhile, homeless, he has all sorts of difficulties with his son.

A fantastic film that is a testament to the strength of the human spirit.

f ever you needed convincing that, over the past ten years, Australian hip-hop has well and truly shrugged off the stigma of being the poor, feeble and oft-rejected cousin to its US counterpart, then this compilation, the first release from It’s Official Music, will definitely do the trick.

Right from the first track, The Hilltop Hoods’ smooth ‘I Love It’, this album grabs you and refuses to let go with classic cuts from the likes of Bliss and Eso, Koolism, 360, The Herd, Murph and Plutonic, Astronomy Class, Butterfingers, Pez and Urthboy. All of the major Aussie hip-hop food groups are represented here.

Standouts include The Herd’s prophetic 2008 jam ‘2020’, the unabashed joy of Diafrix and Daniel Merriweather’s ‘Simple Man’ and the laconic style of Murph and Plutonic on ‘Heaps Good’.

This is the perfect starter for anyone wanting to know what Aussie hip-hop is all about.

efore he was ‘the Govenator’, Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with fellow 80s action stars Sylvester Stallone, Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lungdren, elicited much criticism from pundits and moviegoers alike for being big on brawn but small on acting ability (“Get to the chopper, “It’s not a tumor”, “Who is your daddy and what does he do” et al.)

Many times during the 118 soulless minutes that make up Len Wiseman’s (‘Underworld’) pointless rehash of Paul Verhoven’s 1990 sci-fi classic I found myself thinking “In Terminator 2, you promised you’d be back, Arnie. All is forgiven, please come back.”

Total Recall 2.0 eschews the Mars setting of the original for a futuristic skyscraper, flying car and zippy elevatorladen Earth (that has more akin to the other Phillip K Dick adaptation ‘Blade Runner’) that is essentially window dressing over a paper-thin, Colin-Farrell-running-awayfrom-the-bad-guys-plot.

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While Kate Beckinsale holds her own as the Sharon Stone character, Lori, not even her vampire hunter character Selene from ‘Underworld’ could save this hackneyed mess.

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When My Bloody Valentine was founded in Dublin in 1983, the course of modern rock music was about to be altered by a considerable seismic shift. Led by the visionary Kevin Shields and with an arsenal that included overwhelming volume, churning guitars and a revolutionary melodic sophistication, My Bloody Valentine both completely thrilled and totally inspired a generation of fans and

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ewcastle clubbers can rejoice as Australian dance music powerhouse, Sneaky Sound System, will be swinging by our fair city this weekend.

Black Angus (Angus MacDonald) and Miss Connie (Connie Mitchell), as Sneaky Sound System, have released countless dance-floor anthems since their formation in a few years back such as ‘UFO’, ‘I Love It’ and ‘Pictures’.

With the release of their third long-player ‘From Here To Anywhere’ last year, Sneaky Sound System promised a sharp, streamlined new look and a thoroughly invigorated sound and they definitely delivered – as anyone who gets along to the show will see.

Black Angus and Miss Connie started making beautiful music together in 2004. As their reputation grew, thanks to the stillweekly Sneaky Sundays club night in Sydney, Sneaky Sound System started releasing singles (including ‘Hip Hip Hooray’ and ‘Tease Me’) and eventually, in 2006, a self-titled debut album. Spearheaded by a spectacular salvo of hits, Sneaky Sound System won ARIA awards for best dance release and best breakthrough artist in 2007.

Striking while the iron was all but on fire, the second long-player ‘2’ arrived in 2008 with dancefloor slayers in the form of ‘Kansas City’, ‘When We Were Young’ and the number one UK club smash, ‘It’s Not My Problem’. In 2009 ‘I Will Be Here’, a collaboration with superstar DJ

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It’s been nigh on three years since the Sneakys last set foot on Newie soil, performing to a sold-out crowd at Fat as Butter, and the guys have decided to make Newcastle the last port on their extensive Australasian ‘From Here To Anywhere’ tour, so get along and help them finish proceedings with a bang.

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If that wasn’t enough, just a stones throw away from Hunter Valley Gardens, over at Harrigan’s Irish Pub, Aussie indie rockers Thirsty Merc (pictured) will be playing a special one-off show that you definitely won’t want to miss out on.

With more than 250 million albums sold and more than 300 live shows under their collective belt, Thirsty Merc has, quite rightly, earned themselves a place as one of this country’s best loved indie-rock acts.

Expect to hear such hits as ‘Mousetrap Heart’, ‘Tommy and Krista’, ‘In The Summertime’, ‘20 Good Reasons’, ‘Someday Someday’ and much, much more.

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TOP KATZ basically becoming a much better band,” she explained.

“We started off the year playing the amazing Woodford Folk Festival on New Year’s Eve and we’ve done two East Coast tours and we’ve been getting some really good feedback. It’s all been very positive.”

In between all of the touring, Zoe K said she was also writing for album number two which would represent a broadening of the musical horizons for the band.

“We’re still writing for the second album which will hopefully be finished sometime in 2013, and while the Shadow Katz line-up is still interchangeable, I’ve been lucky enough to have met a very talented sax player in Shane Landry who is also really good at arrangements, so there’s a lot more work going into the songs.

“I’m also getting right back into the jazz side of things and, while I’m still really into the soul and funk, I don’t want to come out sounding like an Amy Winehouse rehash. I want to combine everything into something really new and fresh.

It’s all about finding a balance.”

Catch Zoe K and The Shadow Katz when they play at The Wickham Park Hotel on Thursday, December 20.

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hile her stage presence has been described as “a 1920s flapper on uppers”, Newcastle jazz, soul and R ‘n’ B diva Zoe K insists you never know what you’re going to get when she takes to the stage with her band, The Shadow Katz.

“A lot of what I do onstage comes from a great deal of nervous energy,” she told TE. “Because of that nervous energy, there tends to be a bit of banter in which I have about an 80 per cent closing rate – the rest of the time it can get a bit dicey – let’s just say you never know what you’re going to get.”

Call it what you will, there’s no denying that Zoe K has an abundance of stage presence and the formidable vocal chops that recalls the soulful intensity of the likes of Etta James, to match.

It seems the rest of Australia might well be catching onto the 2009 ABC female vocalist of the year, with the band spending much of 2012 on the road honing their sound off the back of their self-titled album.

“We have been pretty busy this year on the road and

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The band are currently flying high off the release of possibly their biggest single to date – the infectiously catchy ‘Six Months In A Cast’ which was iTunes single of the week in September and managed to hit number 4 on the AIR Independent Radio Charts, not to mention receiving a healthy push from the national youth broadcaster Triple J. 2012 has, thus far, been a pretty big one for the band with tours with

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fter a triumphant East Coast tour back in October and equally successful stints in Europe and the US earlier this year, folk-blues duo Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson will be kicking off yet another East Coast tour in Newcastle in January in support of their latest album – the critically acclaimed ‘Wily Ways’.

Robinson said Newcastle punters could expect the same engaging stripped back folk-blues that has permeated their career over the past

few years, with a few surprises thrown in for good measure.

“There will be lots of tracks from ‘Wily Ways’ in the set and we’ve also been working on a few new songs that might work their way in there at some point – there’s also going to be a lot of stories, anecdotes and tales from the road. We just can’t wait to get back out there,” Robinson said in a disarming Irish lilt.

The pair, now husband and wife, first met when Fitz was performing in Ireland and it was suggested that he check out a wonderful Irish singer. He did, was duly blown away and the rest, as they say, is history.

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marriage was the brilliant debut ‘Beauty and the Beast’ that coupled Fitz’s obvious love of 1920s-esque electric slide blues with Robinson’s folk sensibilities to create something truly unique.

“The best way I can describe the sound is that it’s original music with a true old timey flavour,” Robinson said.

“It’s all about simplicity.”

Robinson added that ‘Wily Ways’ was a natural progression from ‘Beauty and The Beast’ and was a document of the pair becoming more comfortable with each other as a duo.

“The main difference on ‘Wily Ways’ is that I think we have honed our sound a lot more together and also, this time around, we enlisted the help of [Aussie blues and roots legend] Jeff Lang to

co-produce and he really knew what we wanted and how to bring those sounds out on the recording.

“We’re both really chuffed with the album and we were also quite taken with the reaction it’s been getting as well. Europe was just amazing – France really came alive for us and England was great as well. We’ve actually been nominated for an award in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, which is really nice.”

So, does all this add up to an even busier 2013 for Hat Fitz and Cara?

“Who knows. In this business anything can happen so let’s just wait and see, shall we,” she said.

Catch Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson when they play at the Royal Exchange Theatre on Wednesday, January 2.

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The night will see Newcastle acts The Nixon Wing, Holly Who, The Hunters, Marissa Saroca and Jay Chase wishing punters a very merry Christmas and each group contains siblings, husbands and wives making for one very special family-oriented affair.

“Christmas is such an amazing opportunity to embrace community and family but, too often, we get too busy, impatient or it’s just not a priority,” said

event coordinator and vocalist for Holly Who, Holly Clayton.

“We many not have carols but we sure have the spirit.”

Opting not to charge for tickets, the acts will be encouraging punters to join in on the Christmas spirit and pop a couple of bucks into ‘Thank You Tins’ – the proceeds of which will be distributed to local families through the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal.

“We’re anticipating a super special night,” Clayton said.

“It all starts at 8.30pm and it’s BYO tinsel.”

All of the Yuletide fun will be on at the Great Northern Hotel on Saturday, December 22.

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ot since the hits of legend Harry Belafonte have we experienced the joy that is calypso music. However, that has all been rectified with the birth of Australia’s first traditional calypso band – aptly named Eucalypso – and these guys are on a mission to change the face of roots music.

While playing in a number of western swing and country roots outfits, Gleny Rae Virus never stopped listening to the music of great calypsonians such as Lord Kitchener, Mighty Sparrow, Lord Flea and The Roaring Lion.

Eucalypso’s music is brimming with humour, political commentary, double entendre and they take the traditional

structures and instrumentation of calypso and add distinctly “local” lyrics laden with puns and the odd sexual innuendo.

Working under her calypsonian nom de plume “Lady Gumnut”, Virus has written a collection of Aussie-themed calypsos dealing with topics such as over regulation, power tools, education and the sexual revolution.

Her Big Bad Banksia Men consist of the three-part horn section, upright bass, guitar, drums and percussion with the lady herself on piano, violin, accordion and vocals.

Get along to the Wickham Park Hotel on Saturday, December 22 for a healthy dose of Eucalypso.

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ith five-star reviews rolling in on their Triple J Unearthed profile and their breakthrough single ‘Why Don’t We Do Something?’ amassing more than 850,000 views on YouTube, Brissy band Hey Geronimo are the band to see this summer.

Fresh from the band’s appearance at Homebake Festival, frontman Pete Kilroy spoke to TE about dropping in to Newcastle and the bands never-fail formula for writing pop songs.

“We’re really looking forward to playing in Newcastle again,” Kilroy said.

“The Great Northern is such a cool venue and has such an awesome vibe, it should be a great show.

“We just want people to have some good times at our show, have a few beers, sing-a-long even if you don’t know the words.”

Thankfully, punters who are nonetoo-familiar with the lyrics of Hey Geronimo are in luck as the band swears by the hooky-chorus rule.

“We have a steadfast rule with all new songs, you’ve got to be able to either sing-a-long or dance to it.

“We want people to come away from a show in a good mood not on a downer.”

This formula is certainly on display in the band’s latest single, ‘Dreamboat Jack’.

Along with an infectious chorus any

drummer is sure to enjoy, the video is also a hoot.

Put together by Kilroy with the help of friend, Joe Brumm, it features a James Bond-style chase between a puppet lion and zebra.

“I’m not sure why they are chasing each other, it’s kind of hard to give inanimate objects intention, but it seemed like a fun idea at the time,” Kilroy joked.

“We worked on it each weekend over a few months.

“We like to take our time with things, that way you haven’t

wrapped up a video and are left thinking, ‘Sh**, we should’ve done that.’”

Kilroy said the band are also taking their time in the recording studio but

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She has won both state and national titles for singing and songwriting. She has also wowed audiences all over Australia and overseas with her sultry sounds being heard in Hollywood, San Francisco, India and Norfolk Island – to name but a few.

Having also shared stages with the likes of Damien Leith, Wendy Matthews, Brian Cadd and Russel Morris, this sassy lady is going places.

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ADAMSTOWN CLUB: Saturday, Love That Hat; Sunday, Christmas Special.

ANNA BAY TAVERN: Saturday, Failed Rockstars; Sunday, James Naldo.

ARGENTON HOTEL: Friday, Karaoke.

AUSTRALIA HOTEL, Cessnock: Saturday, Allstar.

AVOCA BEACH HOTEL: Saturday, Shaun Lidster.

BAR 121: Friday, Ed Star; Saturday, Just Jace Duo. BAR PETITE: Monday, Jason Bone.

BAY HOTEL: Saturday, Moonlight Drive.

BEACHCOMBER, Toukley: Saturday, Jimbo and Gary, BEAUFORD HOTEL: Friday, Bob Allan.

BELMONT 16s: Wednesday, Chris Castle & Les Belles Dancers, Milton Ward; Friday, The Rockin Eddie Band; Saturday, Talk Of The Town; Sunday, Phillip Crawshaw.

BELMONT HOTEL: Friday, Stonefree; Saturday, Little Blak Book; Sunday, Kellie Cain.

BELMORE HOTEL: Friday, OMG Duo; Saturday, The Levymen; Monday, The Zillers.

BELMORE HOTEL, Scone: Friday, Stephen Boyd.

BERESFIELD BOWLING CLUB: Friday, End Of Days; Saturday, The Years.

BLACKBUTT HOTEL: Friday Viagro; Saturday, Flying Mare, BRADFORD HOTEL: Friday, Crawford Brothers; Saturday, HR Duo. BREAKERS COUNTRY CLUB: Friday, Adam Toole; Saturday, Chris Buchanon; Sunday, Gemma Glendenning.

BUDGEWOI SOCCER CLUB: Saturday, Red Alert; Sunday, Antoine.

CAMBRIDGE HOTEL: Wednesday, The Phat Controller, Flight To Dubai, DJs; Friday, Nick Saxon and the Elusive Few; Saturday, The Seabellies; Sunday, Ska-fari.

CARDIFF RSL CLUB: Friday, Cover To Cover; Saturday, Tri-Tone; Sunday, Dr Love.

CARDIFF PANTHERS: Saturday, Jones Theory.

CATHO PUB: Sunday, Loose Bazooka.

CAVES BEACHSIDE HOTEL: Friday, John Larder Duo; Saturday, Carrousell.

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CESSNOCK SUPPORTERS: Friday, Solid Gold Party Night; Saturday, Two Good Reasons.

CHARLESTOWN BOWLING CLUB: Friday, The Levymen; Saturday, Pete Gelzinnis; Sunday, Iguana.

CLARENCETOWN BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Rattle Snakes.

CLARENDON HOTEL: Friday, Karen O’Shea; Saturday, Peta Evans Taylor.

COLLIERY INN: Saturday, Karaoke.

COOKS HILL HOTEL: Saturday, Damien.

CRICKETERS ARMS: Friday, Dean Kyrwood; Saturday, Darren.

CRITEREON HOYEL, Weston: Saturday, Luke Austen.

D’ALBORA MARINAS: Saturday, Howard Sherman; Sunday, Bobby C. DAVISTOWN RSL: Thursday, Scott Donaldson; Friday, Star FM Live and Unplugged; Saturday, DJ Dave Parker.

DIGGERS AT THE ENTRANCE: Friday, Matt Purcell; Saturday, Walk The Line Show.

DORA CREEK WORKERS: Sunday, Mark Lee. DUKE OF WELLINGTON: Friday, Bobby C; Saturday, The Rattle; Sunday, OMG Duo. EAST MAITLAND BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Gen R 8; Saturday, Solid Gold Party; Sunday, Zane Penn.

EASTS LEISURE AND GOLF CLUB: Saturday, Karaoke.

EDGEWORTH BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Cold Chisel EDGEWORTH TAVERN: Friday, Spent Penny; Saturday, Klassics.

ENTRANCE BOWLING CLUB: Wednesday, Open Mic Night; Friday, Jukebox 60s & 70s; Saturday, Soul Station.

EXCHANGE HOTEL: Friday, Incognito; Saturday, Rubber Bullet.

FAMILY HOTEL, Maitland: Friday, Lee Rolfe; Saturday, The Piranha Brothers.

FIVE ISLANDS REC CLUB, Speers Point: Friday, The Flattrakkers; Sunday, Peter Cosimo.

GEORGE TAVERN: Saturday, Deuce; Sunday, Karen O’Shea.

GOSFORD RSL: Friday, Rollergirl Duo; Saturday, Flyte.

GRAND HOTEL: Tuesday, Jazz.

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GREAT NORTHERN, Teralba: Friday, Michael Mills.

GRETA WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Kadence.

GUNYAH HOTEL: Friday, Deuce; Saturday, Mick Jones; Sunday, Incognito.

GWANDALAN BOWLING CLUB: HALEKULANI BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, Traffic Light Party.

HAMILTON STATION HOTEL: Wednesday, Horse Bolted; Thursday, DJ; Friday, Jamaican Junior Culture; Saturday, Karaoke; Sunday, Nicko’s Christmas Party.

HARRIGANS IRISH PUB, Pokolbin: Friday, Uptown.

HEATON-BIRMINGHAM GARDENS BOWLING CLUB: Sunday, John Wilson.

HOTEL DELANY: Wednesday, DJ Jay Chase; Friday, Matt Meler, AGT; Saturday, Phonic; Monday, DJ Patsan.

HOTEL JESMOND: Friday, Dream Tambourine.

HOTEL PREMIER: Friday, Ben Travis; Saturday, The Remedy; Saturday, Hornet.

IRON HORSE INN: Saturday, Barnestormin - Chisel/Barnes Show; Sunday, The Jungle Kings, Dave Cochrane.

KENT HOTEL: Sunday, Howie and Alex.

KOTARA BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, The Smarts.

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Alongside Ty, Mark has 18 years’ experience as a professional musician and is currently signed to Warner Music with Steve Gibson.

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NORTHERN STAR HOTEL: Wednesday, Whitey; Thursday, Gleny Rae Virus; Friday, Pana Duo; Saturday, Carrott ORANA HOTEL: Thursday, Thirsty Thursdays; Friday, Whysper, Space Ace; Saturday, Leeroy and the Rats.

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This freshly minted restaurant (when I dined there, they hadn’t even got the menus back from the printers) offers modern Australian cuisine – think seafood, steak and pasta – with some classic pub-fare touches.

After a quick perusal of the menu, and after a healthy serving of some of the most delicious garlic bread I’ve had in recent memory, I decided on that iconic pub dish – the chicken parmigiana.

Served with a crisp and fresh summery homemade potato salad with iceberg lettuce and succulent tomato wedges, this dish was an absolute delight. The lightly seasoned chicken breast was cooked to perfection and was covered in a deliciously thick layer of ham and mozzarella cheese. The addition of a rich yet not overdone tomato sauce made this dish really shine.

Dining partner number one decided on the fillet steak served with a peppercorn sauce and a side of salad and chips and, again, they truly hit the mark.

The perfectly seared steak was

melt-in-your-mouth tender and the peppercorn sauce provided a spicy morishness that was hard to beat.

Lastly, dining partner number two (young master 11) chose another pub classic – the chicken schnitzel with gravy, salad and chips and the enthusiastic young diner declared it to be “the best schnitzel ever”.

The chicken breast was encased in a lovely wafer-thin crumb that was full of flavour and the homemade gravy provided the perfect accompaniment – as did a healthy portion of fresh and crunchy chips.

However, perhaps the star of the show was the restaurant’s namesake – Hushie. He really made us feel welcome and as if we were dining at his home.

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BEACHCOMBER, Toukley: Monday, Roll Again, DJ Austen, DJ Sheek, DJ Skeptic.

BELMONT 16s: Monday, Love That Hat, NYE Disco feat. DJ Fusion, The Rattle.

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Groove Academy, DJ Playmate, Uptown.

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MacGyver, Terrace House DJs, Wayne Barrett, FAMILY HOTEL, Maitland: Monday, Lee Rolfe.

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Shadow Katz, Twin Lakes, The Dennis Boys.

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LIZOTTE’S KINCUMBER: Monday, Dexter Moore, WESTS NEW LAMBTON MARBLE BAR: Monday, Paul Robert Burton.

LIZOTTE’S NEWCASTLE: Monday, The Radiators, Kadence, Rock Factor Trio.

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t’s pretty much a free kick that, no matter how surreptitious, sneaky or deceptive, a 12 foot ninja would be pretty hard to ignore.

It would come as no surprise, then, that Melbourne outfit 12 Foot Ninja’s debut long-player, the intricate prog rock heaviness that is ‘Silent Machine’, is almost as big and imposing as the band’s namesake.

The band are gearing up for a

massive Oz tour that will kick off in Newcastle in January and guitarist Steve “Stevic” Mackay told TE that punters could expect a ridiculously energetic performance with a little bit of zen thrown in for good measure.

“We’re really looking forward to this tour, it’s going to be huge,” he said.

“People can expect a bunch of material from the new album and some pretty wild stuff going on onstage.

We’ve been standing on poles out in the water, perfecting our balance and making sure that our chi is flowing nicely so it should be good.”

After two short sharp bursts of 12 Foot Ninja, in the form of the EPs ‘New Dawn’ (2008) and ‘Smoke Bomb’ (2010) the band decided to take the plunge with a long-player and Mackay said the whole ordeal, while trying at times, couldn’t have gone any better.

“The reception the album has been getting has been brilliant and the way critics, other bands – we’ve actually been embraced by a few bands in the States so we’re forging some really good friendships over there – and punters has just been fantastic.

“The writing for the album was a bit all over the shop, though. Some of the songs were written completely on an iPhone, some came out of jamming

and some were written on a computer.

There was no set plan. I essentially recorded the thing, like four times, changing little things each time, which was rather annoying, but to see the end result in your hands, it’s totally worthwhile.”

As something a bit different, in the lead-up to the album’s release, the band released each track digitally with an accompanying comic drawn

by UK artist Keith Dawes that fleshed out some of the weighty concepts contained on the album, which will be available at the show.

Catch 12 Foot Ninja when they play at The Cambridge Hotel on Thursday, January 10.

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tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty telling statement of intent that iconic Aussie pub rock outfit The Choirboysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first single was titled â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Never Gonna Dieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Some thirty-plus years since the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inception, they are showing no signs of shuffling off this mortal coil with the band seeing out the year with a special acoustic show at Lizotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I reckon that, when we recorded that song [â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Never Gonna Dieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;], I pretty much knew that I was never gonna die,â&#x20AC;? front man Mark Gable told TE. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were pretty young and stupid at the time and at that age you think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pretty much impervious to everything â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you can smack into things, have things smack into you and the like and you just bounce back â&#x20AC;&#x201C; also, if you did happen to die it would be a glorious death like an assassination and all the kids would weep that their peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poet was dead.

Honestly, though, it is pretty amazing that we are still around and having as much fun as we are.â&#x20AC;?

When it comes to fun, Gable said that was pretty much the modus operandi for the Choirboys these days, as people who attend the acoustic shows will be able to attest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This acoustic run will be our last shows for the year and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basically going to be a heap of fun â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like working at all. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just be rocking up with our acoustics, making a few

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;woohooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; noises and cracking a few jokes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I like to tell jokes onstage â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re funny, but I get a few laughs from the crowd from time to time so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s okay.â&#x20AC;?

Perhaps best known for their anthemic hit â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Run To Paradiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Gable said the Choirboys were currently formulating plans to head back into the studio, sometime in the near future, to lay down some new tracks for a long player. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to put out a blues/pub rock album â&#x20AC;&#x201C; much like our first record.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be no niceness on there at all, just a lot of rough and ready blues and rock and roll with lyrics about old men wanting to sleep with young women â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in their 50s,â&#x20AC;? Gable laughed.

Catch The Choirboys in acoustic mode when they play at Lizotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lambton on Sunday, December 23.

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Two for the price of one A fter sold-out performances across Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide earlier this year and hot on the heels of their impressive performances on the smash-hit TV show ‘The Voice’, Carmen Smith and Diana Rouvas will be coming to Newcastle for a very intimate acoustic show.

The show will essentially be made up of three sets, with both singers performing separate sets before they join each other onstage for a powerhouse encore that is sure to impress.

Smith is a versatile and engaging performer who not only writes, produces, dances and performs her own material but has done the same for many successful Australian artists.

Her vocals have been featured on tracks from the likes of Diesel, Thirsty Merc and Guy Sebastian and she has just released her new single ‘They Don’t Know Me’ on iTunes.

Rouvas, on the other hand, has been plying her trade in the Sydney soul circuit for years now. The pint-sized singer with one heck of a set of pipes loves nothing more than playing late-night venues – becoming energised from the hum and buzz of the after-hours lifestyle.

The two singers had only heard of one another through mutual friends and when they finally met on the set of ‘The Voice’, it was like two old friends coming together, according to Smith.

“It was like I had known her for years,” she said.

“I started singing one of her songs to her from her EP a few years back – she flipped.”

On ‘The Voice’, both singers were not only Team Joel and Team Keith favourites but also managed to please the crowds.

Catch Carmen Smith and Diana Rouvas when they play at Lizotte’s on Thursday, January 17.

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View By appointment Agent Andrew McGrath 0428 406 442

• Located on the shores of Lake Macquarie • Set on over 900 square metres of land • Je y, boatshed and slipway • Ideal for the active family • Clean deep waterfrontage

• Views from living, dining and kitchen • Rumpus to ground floor – ideal teenagers retreat • Internal access double garage • Good size bedrooms – all with built ins

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2 Offers Over $550,000 4 R H Blacksmiths Caves Beach It’s got the lot!

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• Quiet cul de sac location • Ensuite to main • Formal living & dining areas • Big block over 900

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2+ 2+ Offers Over $850,000 4+ R H Blacksmiths Swansea Heads 4971 5071 Your coastal oasis awaits View By appointment Agent Andrew McGrath 0428 406 442

• Located across from • This home is ideal Ocean Reserve for those seeking an escape from it all.

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Blacksmiths For Rent $180 per week 1 1 1

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• Modern beachside top floor apartment • Electricity & water included • Front & rear entertaining areas • Internal access double garage View By appointment

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uilt on an 8,000-square-metre block at the bend of the Paterson River, this three-bedroom house makes the most of tranquil rural

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Built in the early 1900s but recently refurbished, the house has polished floorboards, a new kitchen and bathroom, and high ceilings.

For Sale: $495,000

The property also has split-system airconditioning.

The house has a shady, east-facing verandah while the property has a double carport and a good soil base for gardens.

For more information, phone PRD Nationwide Hunter Valley on 4934 2000 or listing agent Rhonda Nyquist on 0419 341 999.

any investors are unaware of what tax benefits they may be able to obtain from their investment property or what they should be looking for in selecting a suitable property.

One of the best places to start is the Australian Tax Office website and download their 2012 Guide for Rental Property owners. Th is outlines what you can and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t claim against the income earned from your investment property. The guide explains how to treat rental income and expenses and covers over 230 items.

The guide will also make reference to depreciation. Many investors will already be aware that they may be able to claim depreciation on certain types of building as well as the fi xtures and fittings contained in the building depending on when the buildings were constructed and the fi xtures and fittings put into the property. Extensions and renovations/ refurbishments that have been carried out on properties even if you were not the owner at the time may also qualify for depreciation allowances depending on when they were carried out.

Your accountant is the best person to speak with to determine if you need a depreciation schedule and to determine what is and is not allowable as a tax deduction in your own case.

The tax office guide makes reference to the various depreciation rates that are allowed on household items such as smoke detectors, lights, hot water heaters, air conditioners, dishwashers, ovens along with a multitude of other items.

One of the reasons some people invest in property is for what is termed Negative Gearing. According to the ATO Guide â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;A rental property is negatively geared if it is purchased with the assistance of borrowed funds and the net rental income, after deducting other expenses, is less than the interest on the borrowings.â&#x20AC;?

In looking at what may or may not be a suitable property, individual circumstances differ, not just budgets but resources to carry out any repairs or renovations that may be required.

Some investors look at development potential while others look at return and may not be concerned with location. It is best for you to work out what you are trying to achieve through investing: if its wealth creation through capital gain, it is likely that you will hold the property long term and be interested in rent return, and rental demand. If it is the ability to renovate the property, sell and make a profit, you will be more focused on what costs you will be up for and the likely selling price at the other end.

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COMMUNITY Adamstown Old Blokes: Meet @ The Dungeon, Adamstown Uniting Church, 1st & 3rd Tues 9,30am-12pm. Vic 4957 3888 or John 4943 5316.

Adult Literacy Volunteer Tutor Training Course: Glendale and Hamilton TAFE. Phone Janette, Judy or Janet on 49 791 631 or 49 699 461.

Aged Care: Waratah Multicultural Centre Based Day Care.

Thurs from 10am-2pm Ethnic Communities Council auditorium 2a Platt St Waratah. 4960 8248.

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Artists: Professional Artists Studio Trail, last Sun, 11am to 4pm.

4987 7947 or visit artiststudiotrail.com.

ARAFMI: Counselling, education and support for families, relatives and friends of people with mental illness. 22 Stewart Ave, Hamilton East. www.arafmihunter.org. 4961 6717 or 4961 2842.

Bible study: Non-denominational, Mon, 7.30pm. 4950 6708.

Bushwalking: Lake Macquarie Bushwalkers Inc. Walks Wed. and Sat. Spring/Summer Walks Program is now on the website.

Visit lakemacquariebushwalkers.org or ring 49447502 Car Club: Triumph Sports Owners Association 1st Tuesday from 7pm Club Macquarie. Ian Lovi 4932 8552 or ilovi@thomascoffey.com.au Central to Hunter Ex-students: Meeting Tue Aug 21 Hunter School of Performing Arts from 4.30pm. Margaret 4952 2705.

Charlestown Uniting Church ladies: 1st Thurs between until Dec 2012 from 11am-1pm. Charlestown Uniting Church Milson St Charlestown. Enid 4943 5353.

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Mainly music: For pre-schoolers and their carers. Term-time Fridays, 9.30am. Church of the Good Shepherd, Joslin Street, Kotara South. 4943 0103.

MyTime: Program for families living with children with disabilities and chronic medical conditions. Wed (fortnightly) Biraban Community Centre, Toronto 9.30-11.30am. 0411 750 371.

Newcastle Multiple Birth Club Inc: Support, social events and information for parents of multiples. 0407 431 339.

HEALTH Abuse: Christian support group for women: Mon 12pm 2.30pm in Highfields. Contact Barb, 0412 561 260.

AL-Anon: Family groups. 1300 ALANON (1300 252 666) or alanonnorthernnsw@bigpond.com.

Anxiety Support: Email support group for women, contact eilish@pacific.net.au.

Bereaved by Suicide: Monthy support groups, Newcastle, Maitland, Nelson Bay. Lifelinehunter.org.au or Kate on 0425 272 344.

CDAT (Community Drug Action Team): Morisset Multi Purpose Centre. 4973 7000.

Co-Dependents Anonymous: Sun 6pm Newcastle School, corner of Union and Laman Sts. codependentsanonymous.org. au. 0437 326 487.

Dementia community groups: Small groups with a facilitator meet fortnightly for social activities local businesses and attractions. Novacare. 1300 363 654.

Diabetes Support: Toronto-Westlake branch Australian Diabetes Council 2nd Tue Toronto Workers Club from 10am.

4959 5942.

Hunter Dementia and Memory Centre: 2 Percy St, Hamilton.

4962 7000.

Hunter Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centre: Alternative therapies. 4968 2511.

Overeaters Anonymous: Day and night meetings. 4966 3082.

Post Polio Support: Hunter area group. 1st Wed from 10.30am Toronto District Workers Club. 4957 5254.

Prostate Cancer: 4th Wed, 7pm the Cancer Council, 22 Lambton Rd, Broadmeadow. 4928 1340.

Reflexology: Tue, Belmont Neighbourhood Centre. Bookings 4947 0031.

Relationship counselling: lifemakeovers.com.au, 0407 708 465.

Scleroderma/Lupus Support: Meeting Thurs Aug 16 11am1pm. The Place , Charlestoen Community Centre, Charlestown Square. Julie 4982 5254.

Tai Chi: Wellness classes. Mon to Fri Broadmeadow. 0439 696 836.

Westlakes Stroke Recovery: 1st & 3rd Mon, Wangi Workers Club from 10am. 4970 5711 or 4973 1303.

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ACADEMY MATTERS

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It’s a long way home from Perth, especially after a 3-0 defeat. How did the squad cope?

Yeah, it’s never an easy trip back with the fl ight and the bus, but to be coming home 3-0 down makes it extra difficult. There was a lot of time to reflect on what happened in the game.

It would have seemed particularly long for 17-year-old debutant Mitchell Oxborrow whose misplaced pass, just before half-time, gave Perth their first goal.

Look, it’s obviously not an ideal start but, at the end of the day, Mitch is a really great kid and a good player and we’re all confident that he’ll bounce back from this quite well. He’s been given a pretty good taste of what it’s like to play in the A-League now, so he’ll be looking to make more of an impression in the coming weeks.

The tactics changed, on the weekend, with the team playing a more direct style of game. Is that down to being without midfield players Jobe Wheelhouse and Ben Kantrovski, who are probably among the best passers of the ball?

With Perth you kind of have to play that way – a much more combative and direct game. If that means that you maybe don’t get as much possession as you like, then, that’s the way it is. It’s just part and parcel of playing against a

solid team like Perth.

You had the misfortune to concede another penalty for the third goal when clearly you connected with the ball first. What’s your take on it and what did the referee say to you?

It’s funny, because I was actually having a chat with the referee in our hotel lobby after the game and he admitted that it was a mistake. It’s just one of those things, I guess. You have to be hard and aggressive inside the box and even though there were, like, five Perth players around the ref saying it wasn’t a penalty. It’s just one of those things.

So, one point from the last 15 – it’s no wonder that confidence is low at the moment. You’ve got Sydney FC at home this Saturday. They were lessthan-impressive in a 2-0 home loss to Western Sydney last weekend and are likely to be without Del Piero. A chance to turn the corner perhaps?

Yeah, we’ve got a huge game coming up and, again, we really need to focus on being much more aggressive in our play and really take the game to Sydney.

I know that when you’re in a rut, like we both are at the moment, it can be really hard to pull yourself out, although both sides will defi nitely be doing that on the weekend so it should make for a very interesting game.

2012 has been yet another year of progress for the Hunter Academy of Sport. Prominent among this year’s activities have been the Talent Development Programs.

In these programs, around 20 selected youngsters in each of the designated sports participate in Australian Institute of Sport type programs conducted at regional level.

The sports involved and the respective program coordinators have been as follows: Archery – Lynne Fairhall, Athletes with a Disability – Leon Burwell, Australian Football – Craig Golledge, Baseball – Ian Hook, Basketball –Rohan Stevenson, Basketball Referees – Jenny Shepherd, BMX – Paull McLaughlin, Clay Target Shooting – Graham Gosling, Boys Cricket – Steve Taylor & Jason Mckendry, Girls Cricket – Ross Dransfield, Cycling –Ross Hayter, Golf – David Lulham, Hockey – Kylie Magann, Lawn Bowls – Sandra Deasey, Lawn Bowls for athletes using the Bowlers Arm – Allan Starrett, Lawn Bowls for Disables Athletes – Allan Starrett, Netball – Jon Fletcher, Netball Umpires - Dell Saunders, Rugby League – Keith Onslow, Rugby Union – Matt Johnston, Sailing – Allan Morton, Surfi ng – Guy Baker, Tennis – Keith Williams, Touch – Beau Newell, Track and Field Athletics – Yvonne Puller, Trampoline – Ty

Swadling , Triathlon – Glen Longmuir, Water Polo – Dan Marsden The co-ordinators, along with their coaching and administrative staff, and many other sports people of the Hunter Region who have responded to the Academy’s request for assistance, are to be sincerely thanked.

The Academy’s consultants play an important role. Th is outstanding group of people includes: Craig Boettcher, Jason Bradley, Andrew Delbridge, Lauren Gradwell, Paul Hazell, Carlonie Mould, Jessica & Peter Miller and Cameron Bulluss (Physiotherapy), Nadine Watson (Exercise Physiology), Kate Clarke, Fiona McCarthy, Mark Hinchey, Liam McCudden, Alicia Norris, Rachel Walshe and Ryan Davis (Nutrition), Harry Criticos (Media and Public Relations), John McLeod, Ross Allen and Bill Nelson (Motivation), Max Debnam (Sprints), Brian Dolye (Management), Andrew Johnston (Dentistry), Kathee Kovacevic (Remedial Therapy), John McDonald and Ross Whitelaw (Legal Advice & Management), Virginia Reid (Immunology), David Tanchevski (Financial Advice), Susan Walton (Sports Vision), Anthony Webb (Strength & Conditioning), Saxon White (Drug Education), Brad Wilson (General Fitness Education) and Lisa Wood (Nutrition/ Asthma).

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The Jets conceded two goals in a fiveminute spell either side of half-time against the Glory and van Egmond said that was due to lapses in concentration.

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The game will see the two biggest names in the A-League, Emile Heskey and Alessandro Del Piero, go head-to-head for the second time this season.

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he next generation of Hunter cricketing talent will have the opportunity to get some valuable tips from three greats of the game when the Shaun Brown Cricket Camp gets underway in Newcastle in January.

One of the greatest Aussie batsmen to ever strap on a pad, Mark Waugh, will be passing on some invaluable tips along with former Australian captain Graham Yallop, and former test cricketer Ray Bright.

Organiser Shaun Brown said to have three players of such high calibre was quite a coup for the region.

“It’s great for all of us involved in grass roots cricket that someone of Mark Waugh’s status is available to pass on his rich knowledge and passion for the game,” he said.

“Graham is one of the best junior coaches in the business and it’s fantastic to have him on board again for this year’s camp.

“It’s also great to have Ray on board because he’s just an absolute wealth of information about cricket.”

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Yallop was clearly no slouch in the paying arena, either, playing 39 tests for Australia and scoring more than 2,700 test match runs while the left-arm spinner Bright played 25 tests and 11 one-day internationals from 1977 to 1986.

Brown said the clinic would cover all aspects of the game and would also include the use of video analysis and written reports.

“We like to cover as many cricketing skills as we can and our aim with the clinics is to provide an excellent learning experience for enthusiastic young cricketers between the ages of six and 16,” he said.

Brown said the program was important for regional areas as they seldom had access to such experienced cricketers as Waugh et al.

“Growing up in country Victoria, where we didn’t really ever have any access to any high-profi le players, I feel very strongly that clinics like this are extremely important for grassroots cricket in`Australia,” he said.

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