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Decision pending Fullerton Cove residents await a ruling on CSG drilling

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harlestown Swim Centre has had its busiest winter ever, thanks to some new heating and a pool blanket care of Lake Macquarie Council that has allowed them to keep their outdoor pools open for the season.

And it’s not the only one, with Council installing the new pool blankets at Morisset, Swansea, Toronto and West Wallsend swim centres.

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Fullerton Cove residents on the first day of the court case

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he case against Dart Energy and the NSW Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services brought by the residents of Fullerton Cove went to the Land and Environment Court last week, with the threeday case unexpectedly extending to a full week.

Earlier this year, the Fullerton Cove Residents Action Group won an injunction preventing drilling on the site until the case could be heard.

The imminent ruling will decide whether Dart must undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment, before proceeding.

Dozens of residents attended the hearing throughout the week, including Justin Hamilton, who explained the case was preceded by two years of lobbying the State Government for greater transparency, after a failure to hold a Lower Hunter public forum on the issue.

“Th is court challenge came about because residents are concerned that the impacts of drilling for coal seam gas in Fullerton Cove are still unknown and have the potential to cause irreversible damage,� Mr Hamilton said. “It shouldn’t be left up to local residents to ensure that this coal seam gas project is safe, it should be the job of our governments – that is after all what we elected them to do.�

A ruling is expected to be handed down either this week or next. @triciamorosin

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Women are still earning less than their male counterparts

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he repercussions of the Prime Minister’s dressing down of Tony Abbott in Question Time recently continues to be felt this week, with media and watercooler talk shifting to the fact that women are still being paid, on average, less than their male counterparts.

While it seems there’s little the regular person can do to improve the situation on their own, a group of local women are heading in the right direction.

Around 80 Hunter businesswomen gathered in Maitland last week to meet one another, engage in networking and in some cases, create future business opportunities.

The Women in Business Connect (WIBC) is the brainchild of three local women who hope it will enable other women who are new to business or networking to be mentored in a welcoming environment.

Organiser, Gai Adler, also said the group will help women “gain confidence and skills to network better and build longlasting business relationships.”

Regular meetings will be held in Maitland and in Newcastle for women across all industries. You can read more in our story on page 26.

On a different note, this Friday is National Bandanna Day, and two local teens, Ben and Eliza Fleming, are urging others to don a bandanna for CanTeen after their own experience with cancer.

Read more about the brother and sister in our story on page 3.

Not write: New round of offensive graffiti AMELIA PARROTT

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and I heard five loud bangs and then I heard another and it wasn’t a car backfi ring,” he said.

“It sounded like a .38 calibre revolver.

“It’s as if some right-wing maniac came and wrote it and was giving himself a six bullet salute.”

Newcastle Muslim Association president, Bikash Paul, said he was disappointed by the graffiti.

“I don’t know why people do these things,” he said. “It’s very unfortunate when there are more constructive ways to voice your point of view.”

In keeping with their policy of removing offensive graffiti within 48 hours, a Roads and Maritime Services crew removed the graffiti later the same day.

concrete abutment along the Pacific Highway at Highfields has become a magnet for offensive graffiti with vandals targeting the location for the second time in two months.

In August, The Post brought you the story of a piece of graffiti near the intersection of George Street and the Pacific Highway at Highfields which depicted the antagonistic message, “Sink Asylum Seekers.”

Last Wednesday morning, motorists were again greeted on their morning commute with an offensive message, this time: “Murder Muslims.”

One Highfields resident, who asked not to be identified, believed he heard gun shots the night before the graffiti appeared.

“I was on the computer at The graffiti (blurred) along the Pacific Highway about 12:15am

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Brother and sister urge others to don a bandanna this Friday AMELIA PARROTT

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fter losing their father to cancer, two Hamilton South residents are encouraging others to don a bandanna this Friday to support the vital work of CanTeen on National Bandanna Day. Brother and sister, Ben and Eliza Fleming, joined CanTeen in April 2010 after their father was diagnosed with cancer.

They said the organisation helped them through their fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illness and death in November last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;CanTeen has helped a lot,â&#x20AC;? Mr Fleming said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lots of different services and everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone through a similar experience, everyone knows how youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling and are really supportive.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Th ings wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the same if we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to CanTeen,â&#x20AC;? Ms Fleming said.

Key to the running of CanTeen are weekend and week-long camps, run throughout the year which give members the opportunity to meet with people who are going through similar experiences and form lasting friendships to support each other through cancer diagnoses.

Th is Friday, the siblings will sell bandannas at Westfield Kotara as part of CanTeenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major fundraising event, National Bandanna Day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are a non-profit organisation and

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Ben and Eliza Fleming their wearing bandannas

we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get money from the government so National Bandanna Day is our major fundraiser,â&#x20AC;? Ms Fleming explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Selling a box of forty bandannas can only send one person on a camp so you

need to sell so many to get the money that we need.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why all the members get involved,â&#x20AC;? Mr Fleming said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They love the camps so much and

want to raise money so more can run.â&#x20AC;?

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Having a handle on safety Ride2Work Day about safe riding practices for one local cyclist AMELIA PARROTT

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undreds of cyclists from across Newcastle wheeled into the Honeysuckle precinct last Wednesday morning for a free community breakfast to mark national Ride2Work Day. Ride2Work Day is an annual event designed to help people move from contemplation to action and establish a habit of riding to work.

Greg Wright, a systems engineer at Wine Selectors, has been helping coordinate the event in Newcastle for the past four years.

He likes to use the event to promote safe cycling.

“For me it really is a focus on safety,” he said. “After a few years of riding I found that it was an incredibly dangerous thing if you weren’t careful.

“Th is is my little attempt to give the wider population a bit of exposure to it... and a chance to get a handle on what it is to ride to work and the consequences of not thinking about safety not only from the rider’s perspective but from the driver’s perspective.”

Mr Wright said riding to work had considerable health and economic benefits and was often more convenient for people working in the CBD. “I only live seven or eight kilometres out of town so I can save an enormous

Cyclist Greg Wright on Ride2Work Day

amount of money just by riding to work.

“For most people in Newcastle who work in the CBD, they’re not even ten

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Creative retail projects are being sought for vacant DJs building TRICIA MOROSIN

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he vacant David Jones building in Hunter Street is about to be revived, with GPT Group giving Renew Newcastle the site for a three month temporary activation.

General Manager of Renew Newcastle, Marni Jackson, said the group is now calling for proposals for creative retail projects to occupy the eight street-level specialty tenancies.

“Th is is probably one of the most exciting opportunities that we’ve had to offer so far, in terms of a short-term space where you can test your idea and get amazing exposure,” Ms Jackson said.

“The local community is going to be very interested in what happens in this site, so it’s a really fantastic opportunity to show everybody what you can do and see whether your business is something that works well in a retail environment, or [to] develop new audiences.”

Ms Jackson said the sorts of applications Renew Newcastle is looking for are in keeping with the group’s focus on supporting creative industries.

“We’re looking for people who make unique and interesting things and people who are selling the things they make.

“That may be fashion, jewellery, hats, children’s clothes, homewares, art objects, sculptures, photography – basically any range of things that people

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Marni Jackson from Renew Newcastle outside the ex-DJs building

are making and that you can’t necessarily buy in other places – and there’s also opportunity for gallery space.”

Applications need to be in by Monday,

October 29, with a tentative launch date of Thursday, November 22. The site activation will run until January 2013, while it awaits a longer-term tenant, or

possible redevelopment.

For more information, visit www. renewnewcastle.org. @triciamorosin

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Shocking find: Trees poisoned in Reserve

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n a shocking fi nd, 25 eucalyptus trees in New Lambton’s Richley Reserve entrance to Blackbutt Reserve have been poisoned and are now either dead or dying.

Parks and Recreation Manager for Newcastle Council, Deb Alterator, said the community is “just horrified” at what she explained a deliberate act.

“Th is was no accident...Many of the trees have been drilled and poisoned.

“It appears that the remaining trees

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have died due to poison being dumped on the ground,” Ms Alterator said.

Ms Alterator said the crime was unprecedented and that Council had no idea what would motivate someone to poison the trees.

“These mature trees provide habitat to native animals and this habitat has been destroyed.”

Anyone with information can contact Council’s Compliance Team on 4974 2000.

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s of 1 July this year, the police power to confiscate a motor vehicle was extended and now includes anyone detected speeding by more than 45 kilometres per hour, anyone engaging in a police pursuit, anyone engaging in street racing and anyone committing an aggravated burnout offence.

An aggravated burnout usually means when a liquid has been put on the road to allow the loss of traction and the driver spins the tyres for a prolonged period of time. Most of these confiscation offences already existed, however the addition of the speeding offence tightens up this legislation.

As many of you will know, there has been a culture of street racing/ burnouts in specific areas around Newcastle for generations, however, police attention over recent years has seen this drop off and many of the offending drivers put off the road with the increasing penalties.

Police throughout the State regularly detect examples of the stupid and dangerous practices of these drivers.

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hour on a highway while he overtook a number of cars. The highway was a signposted 100 zone, and the 27- yearold rider was issued a fi ne of $2,154 for the offence and the motorcycle was impounded for 3 months.

On top of the fi ne, the rider also has to pay the towing and storage fees for the 3 months. An expensive ride.

Another example was just 2 hours later on the same day when a 28year-old learner driver was driving a Chrysler 300C at 132 kilometres per hour on the highway. He was also given the $2,154 speeding fi ne and had the number plates taken for 3 months.

Th is means that the car is unable to be lawfully driven for the 3 months and the plates are handed back to the RTA. The driver also has to pay for the tow back from the side of the road to where he will be storing the car.

These speeds are ridiculous. It is dangerous to drive 10 kilometres over the limit, so more than 45 kilometres per hour is absurd.

It is impossible to react or avoid anything in front of you at those speeds and police will continue, without apology, to remove these dangerous drivers from our roads.

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Newcastle resident wins $40,000 cash in Today Show competition AMELIA PARROTT

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wo weeks ago, Anne Powell was living off her fortnightly pension payment and had only $2,000 in savings to her name.

Now, the 71-year-old Newcastle mother of seven and grandmother of 13 is planning her fi rst overseas vacation after winning $40,000 in a morning

television competition.

On Monday morning, the Charlestown resident received a call from Channel 9’s Today program and won $40,000 in cash from Westpac Bank by answering the call with, “I wake up with Today”.

Mrs Powell said she had been entering Today Show competitions for many years but never thought she would win.

“I always kept hoping they would ring me but never thought they would,” she said.

“I just kept thinking, ‘Why haven’t they rang me, I’m here, I’m waiting’.”

Mrs Powell said she could hardly believe it when she got the phone call.

“I got around the house giggling and carrying on and I kept getting phone calls all morning because friends had seen it.

“While I was on the phone, my twin brother who lives at Cardiff called and left a message on my answering machine singing, ‘She’s in the money’.”

Westpac Bank Charlestown Manager, Mark Welsh, presented Mrs Powell with a cheque for the $40,000 last Thursday and congratulated her on her win.

“It’s great to see someone like Anne who is obviously very deserving and it’s really exciting to have someone from Charlestown win,” he said.

Mrs Powell plans to spend the winnings on a European river cruise with her sister and home repairs. @thepostjourno

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ccording to the Newcastle Voice community survey undertaken earlier this year, three of the seven high priority areas where the Newcastle community wants to see Council improve, are the areas of consultation and engagement with the community.

Long term planning, involvement in decision making and fi nding out where your rates are spent, rated amongst the lowest satisfaction levels of all the services council provides.

To try and address this gap, Council has developed the City Expo event series which sees Councillors and Council staff heading out into the community to talk to residents and ratepayers about all aspects of Council business.

The next event will be held at Wallsend Library on Thursday, November 1 and there are two sessions to choose from - 4pm to 5.30pm or 6.30pm to 8pm.

Staff from across Council will be manning information booths on current projects, waste, road works, coastal

improvements, placemaking, libraries, Newcastle Voice and more.

Many of your new Councillors will be attending and it will be their fi rst opportunity to meet and greet the people that voted them in.

I encourage everyone to come along and there will be plenty of activities to keep all children amused while parents visit the stalls.

The team from Blackbutt Reserve will be doing a critter encounter during the afternoon session where your children will be able to have a hands-on experience with different native animals such as a giant burrowing cockroach, or a diamond python.

Th is is one of the few informal settings for Councillors, Council Staff and the community to get together to talk about any of the 69 services that the City of Newcastle provides and as General Manager, Phil Pearce, has said previously, it is a genuine attempt to improve the level of engagement we have with the community.

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specialist tri-agency partnership responsible for responding to and investigating serious cases of child abuse in Newcastle has officially opened its new local headquarters.

The team is made up from officers from the Child Abuse Squad, the Department of Family and Community Services and NSW Health, and investigates serious cases of child abuse, including assault and neglect.

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Hear us roar: Lions to hold women’s event The inaugural ‘Lions Family and Women Symposium’ will be held at Brown Sugar in Warners Bay on Sunday, November 11.

Event organiser, Carole Powell, said the goal of the Symposium was to stimulate interest within local women to embrace volunteerism and inspire their communities, through becoming members of The International Association of Lions Clubs.

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miracles, however, together we can achieve extraordinary miracles,” Ms Powell said.

Organisers are expecting some exciting new projects to emerge from a planned workshopping session.

The event will run from 9:30am3pm and conclude with a networking opportunity.

For more information or to RSVP (before 1 November), email Ms Powell at caroleannpowell@ozemail.com.au.

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Recognising and rewarding community efforts

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ecognising and rewarding community efforts is an important part of building a stronger Lake Macquarie.

Council hosts a number of programs that acknowledge the great work of our residents, volunteers, schools and community groups.

One of these programs is the Lake Macquarie Australia Day Awards, and nominations for the 2012 Awards are now open. These Awards are a great opportunity to sing the praises of your fellow residents and I urge everyone in the Lake Macquarie area to get involved and nominate our unsung heroes doing selfless work in our community.

Nominations are open in the following categories – Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Community Group of the Year and Community Event of the Year. Nominations forms and further details are available at www.lakemac.com.au and nominations close on Wednesday 21 November 2012.

Another of our annual recognition programs is the Lake Macquarie School Environment Awards. The aim of these Awards is to recognise, support and reward schools that are participating in environmental conservation and improvement projects across the City.

Some of the projects undertaken have included recycling systems for everything from paper to ink cartridges, ‘bin-less’ schools, worm farms, compost systems, herb and vegetable gardens, solar panels, rainwater tanks, and even a specialised garden for threatened species.

With support from sponsors, Council has been able to host these Awards since 1986.

Th is year’s School Environment Awards were announced last week – congratulations to major prize winners St John Vianney Primary School at Morisset and St Mary’s High School at Gateshead, and thank you to all of the schools that entered.

Every project helps to improve the environmental sustainability of our beautiful city.

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New blankets at local pools cuts costs and extends opening hours TRICIA MOROSIN

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harlestown Swim Centre has had its busiest winter ever, thanks to some new heating and a pool blanket care of Lake Macquarie Council that has allowed them to keep their outdoor pools open for the season.

And it’s not the only one, with Council also installing the new pool blankets at Morisset, Swansea, Toronto, and West Wallsend swim centres.

Council’s Manager Sustainability,

Alice Howe, said Charlestown Swim Centre was the fi rst to benefit from a sustainable pool blanket in May, which works in conjunction with new heat banks to keep the water temperature in the mid-20s.

“Rolling out the blankets across all five of our swim centres is forecast to save 2,857 kilolitres of water and 85,911 kilowatts of electricity which is equivalent to over $150,000 every year,” Dr Howe said.

“Council will also avoid an impressive 664 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year.”

Most of the savings will come from

Charlestown, which is the city’s only heated outdoor 50-metre pool open during winter.

Pool staff had previously needed to close the 50-metre pool when the temperature dropped below 18 degrees to remove the risk of swimmers getting hypothermia.

Warren Phillips, Lifeguard at Charlestown Swim Centre, said the feedback from swimmers had been positive and visitor numbers had increased thanks to word of mouth.

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Lifeguard, Warren Phillips, with the new pool blanket at Charlestown Swim Centre

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Poetry in motion: Prize to launch e-book anthology AMELIA PARROTT

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ustraliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest poetry prize is embracing twenty-fi rst century technology and the change is happening right here in Newcastle.

The Newcastle Poetry Prize has a reputation as one of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most important literary prizes and has been held in Newcastle for more than 30 years.

Th is year, for the fi rst time, the Newcastle Poetry Prize annual anthology will be published in both hardcopy and e-book format.

Newcastle Poetry Prize coordinator, Candice Ward, said the change marks the beginning of a new digital age for the prize event and is great news for poets.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The e-book will be for sale through Amazon.com,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of the people who get shortlisted for the Prize are emerging Australian poets and the e-book will be exposing these writers to an international audience.â&#x20AC;?

Th is year, 23 poems were shortlisted from hundreds of entries received from poets from Newcastle and across Australia.

The Newcastle Poetry Prize 2012 anthology will be launched at an awards ceremony held at Town Hall on Friday, October 26 at 5:30pm.

Prize winners will be announced on the night, with the overall winner receiving $12,000 in prize money from the University of Newcastle.

Hardcopies of the anthology will be available to purchase from the Hunter Writers Centre website.

Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prize winner, Mark Tredinnick, reads his winning poem

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ver 10,000 aviation enthusiasts are expected to turn out to this year’s Rathmines Catalina Festival on November 3 to witness a visit from a special friend of the festival – a Catalina aircraft from the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS).

The fully-restored Consolidated PBY Amphibious Catalina (Registration VH-PBZ) will be flown from Albion Park to Lake Macquarie, and is expected to land at Lake Macquarie at approximately 10:30am.

The Cat will then be open to the public before it is due to depart at around 3pm.

Festival organisers said having the

HARS Catalina arrive at the Festival will conjure memories of the sights and sounds that were commonplace in the area during World War II. “I think it will remind us all of the sacrifices made by those who served in flying boats during the war, and inspire those present to support the goal of basing a Catalina at Rathmines again,” a spokesperson said.

The annual festival, which celebrates the rich history of the World War II RAAF base at Rathmines, will also feature a RAAF hot air balloon, an authentic Beaufighter cockpit section, as well as markets, amusement rides and live entertainment.

The Festival will be held on November 3 between 10am-3pm at Rathmines Park, with entry costing $5 for adults and children under 12 free.

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Eat a rainbow: Kids enjoy healthy eating program LOUISE BOURKE

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hile some children can sing a rainbow, a group of local students is taking it a step further and eating a rainbow to learn about healthy foods.

Students at Garden Suburb Public School took part in a ‘Eat a Rainbow’ event last month, trying a range of brightly coloured fruits and vegetables over a two-day program and discussing which ones they liked and why.

Teacher and co-organiser, Nicole Stenhouse, explained the importance of promoting events like Eat a Rainbow to encourage kids to try fruits and vegetables that they would usually avoid.

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Garden Suburb Public School students with their fresh fruit and vegetables

“Using the rainbow theme appeals to children with its bright and vibrant visual effects,” Ms Stenhouse said.

“Children are also more likely to have a go when they are encouraged by their own peers…the ultimate aim is to increase children’s intake of fruit and vegetables to promote health and wellbeing.”

Ms Stenhouse said the kids reaction was promising, with many remarking positively on the new tastes.

The fruit and vegetables eaten by the students was donated by parent, Trevor Stuart, who part owns local family business, FreshasFresh.

Following positive feedback from students and parents, it is expected that Eat a Rainbow will become an annual event at the school.

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Testing the water Local volunteer raises awareness during National Water Week

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his week is National Water Week but for local Warabrook resident, Bob Anderson, keeping a close eye on his local waterway is a year-round activity.

Mr Anderson is a volunteer water tester at Warabrook Wetlands Reserve, which neighbours industrial estates and the University of Newcastle, and is part of a network of water bodies that make up the Hunter Estuary.

Every month, he and fellow volunteer, John Henderson, head out with a water quality monitoring kit to test pH, turbidity, temperature, salinity and phosphate levels at sites around the Reserve and then input data into a NSW Waterwatch database.

He believes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to monitor changes in waterways over time to figure out whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

causing them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For example, a few years ago community monitoring results were used by authorities to determine the effect a local pollution accident had on baseline water quality,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The catchment area is a natural resource and flows through to the Hunter Wetlands Centre, from there it flows into Ironbark Creek, into the Hunter River and out to the Harbour. You have to consider where the water ends up.â&#x20AC;?

The retired OH& S Manager is also a bit of nature watcher and has spotted Spoonbills, Magpie Geese, Pied Stilts and Purple Water Hens using the lagoon during his time living in the estate.

In the two years he has been doing the testing, Mr Anderson said he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen much change in the local environment, which he said is a positive thing.

Warabrook resident, Bob Anderson, tests the local water

Escarpades: Car tour for charity

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amp Qualityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest annual fundraiser, esCarpade, has raised $1.2 million for children living with cancer and their families after completing a journey from Newcastle to Canberra last week.

A total of 66 wacky, dressed-up cars, all of which had to be at least twenty-years-old, passed through Forbes, Lake Cargeligo, Griffith, Jerilderie, Wagga Wagga, Culcairn, Tumut, Jugiong and arrived in Canberra on October 19. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The dedication of our 220 esCarpade fundraisers was heart-warming and impressive,â&#x20AC;? said Camp Qualityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chief Executive, Simon Rountree. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their tireless efforts in raising $1.2 million means that Camp Quality can take over 1,000 more children and their families on one of our famous, therapeutic camps to spend healing time away from the stresses of cancer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are 10,000 children living with cancer in Australia so this is a significant amount. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The money will also help Camp Quality to expand the services we offer to children living with cancer and their families over the next 5 years.â&#x20AC;?

Fundraisers went to great lengths to attract donations.

One person, Adelle Kennedy, shaved off all her shoulderlength hair on route as part of her fundraising drive.

Ms Kennedy was part of the only all-female car on esCarpade.

The McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Camp Quality puppet show performed at 10 primary schools along the route, with the performance teaching pupils how to be supportive and understanding of children living with cancer.

People can still donate to the overall fundraising effort at www.mycampquality.org.au/escarpade and congratulate the old cars (and their passengers) for surviving the long journey through the bush.

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Heaton Birmingham Gardens Bowling Club is celebrating 50 years

50 years young: Local bowling club celebrates ELLY GLENDENNING

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eaton Birmingham Gardens Bowling Club is celebrating its 50th birthday with a day of bowling on Saturday, October 27 and the chance to win a container of ashes from the original building.

Bowlers will be playing for the ashes from when the club was destroyed in an arson attack in late 2000.

After the fi re, members of the bowling community and associations banded together to rebuild their home away from home. The club was back in action less than a year later.

Bowling Club President, Alwyn Dennis, is currently in his second term

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He believes the community is what makes the club special.

“It’s a very friendly bowling club. It’s not a big place, a lot of people treat it as a second home…we’re small in stature but great in hospitality,” he said.

The weekend celebrations mark fi fty years since the public meeting on October 25, 1962 at which Heaton Birmingham Gardens Bowling Club was officially born.

As well as bowling, a 50th buffet lunch on Sunday, October 28 will also be held to celebrate.

The day will bring together Newcastle Bowling Clubs executives, members from parliament, foundation and current members to celebrate.

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Halloween is coming to Wallsend, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a chance for people to dress up and have fun, while exploring what Wallsend has to offer, said the Town Business Association Vice President, Max McCorkell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Halloween is just another day, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a day where people can come down to Wallsend and get to know the local businesses,â&#x20AC;?

Mr McCorkell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing sinister about our day, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about having fun and winning prizes.

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The extreme Friday and Saturday night dinner and live shows are jam-packed with comedy, music and indulgence. You can dine or just sit back, have a drink and be entertained by all manner of creatures.

If you’re more of a doer, be part of the action in a variety of games and hosted interaction on stage and at your table.

The Kavon offers a four-hour, three course dinner and show over the Christmas season called The Nightmare of Christmas, or a two-hour, one course package called Christmas

Crackers. Both these shows offer a funfilled night with characters from the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The Kavon is also home to Captain Jack, Beetlejuice, The Joker, an evil Peter Pan and Tinkerhell.

There’s no better time than Halloween to visit The Kavon, so book now to dance up a storm in a fun-filled, interactive night of games comedy and straight out fun.

The Kavon is conveniently located at 12-14 Beaumont Street, Hamilton. To make a booking, phone 4940 8050.

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With amusement rides such as dodgem cars, sizzler, flying chairs and a carousel, as well as jumping castles, pirate ship, ferris wheel, mini golf and so much more, Dizzyland has something for every family member.

For Halloween, Dizzyland will have a hula hoop competition and a sausage sizzle, plus drink for $5 available on the night. Entertainment will be provided by Dial a DJ Demon, with lots of lights, music and laughter.

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Halloween at Dizzyland, dress up in their awesome costumes and there’s no need to go door knocking in the streets,” Dizzyland’s Evelyn Wade said.

“The night will be full of rides, games, entertainment and laughter, and there are also chances to win great prizes.”

Kids are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite ghouly, monster or fairy, with great prizes on offer for the winners of the fancy dress parade.

Check out the Dizzyland Facebook page to find out more about the fun and excitement of Halloween at Dizzyland, or call 4978 1244 or visit www.dizzyland.com.au.

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Ukes in the city: Unique sounds in town JEAN SOMERVILLE-RABBITT

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he Croatian Club at Wickham will come alive with the sound of folk tunes at the Newkulele Festival this weekend.

Organised by the Newcastle Hunter Valley Folk Club, the festival will

incorporate free concerts, fun workshops and market stalls.

Club President, Ron Brown, said the festival will be an opportunity for members of the community to enjoy listening to the sounds of the ukulele and learn more about folk music.

“It is argued by some that there are more Ukulele players in Newcastle than anywhere else in Australia,” he said.

“The Ukulele is a small instrument, it is one of the best instruments to learn music on as it is relatively easy to play and you can sing along.

“Performers naturally feel bigger than life when they play it and it shows in the enthusiasm and joy that they bring to each performance.”

There will also be ticketed concerts on both Friday and Saturday evenings

showcasing skilled uke players.

Friday will see a performance by Bosko & Honey and on Saturday, audiences will be treated to the sounds of Godfathers of Uke featuring veteran performers Mic Conway, Azo Bell and AJ Leonard’s Tropical Lounge.

Tickets may be purchased at the door or online. For more information, visit newkulelefestival.com.

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STAYING HEALTHY

FASHION FIXATION

by Susan Garrad

by KATHERINE TWEED

Preventing pimples

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I get outbreaks of pimples before my period. I’ve tried all sorts of skincare products but nothing helps. What else can I do?

A. No cream will fi x acne.

The underlying causes need to be addressed before you will get long lasting results.

In your case, you may have a hormonal imbalance which is causing you to get pimples every month.

The current theory is that acne is caused by an increase in the potent male hormone dihydrotestosterone, which is derived from testosterone.

Excessive levels of insulinlike growth factor is also emerging as a major cause of acne. Eating dairy products can increase this hormone in the blood.

Here’s some dietary advice which will help: • Follow an alkaline diet by eating more fruit and vegetables

and reducing animal products, grains, cereals and refi ned carbohydrates and sugars • Go dairy free • Eat more fibre • Eat more foods containing Omega 3 fatty acids such as fish and seafood; and • Cut down coffee, tea, alcohol, fried foods, saturated fats, trans-fatty acids, preservatives, colours and flavours.

Taking anti-inflammatory and blood cleansing herbal medicines can help: Echinacea, Calendula, Burdock and Yellow Dock.

The herb Chaste Tree is also very important in your case as it will help balance your hormones.

Studies have shown zinc to be beneficial in treating acne and there is also good evidence for Vitamin A as well.

Accessorising at the beach

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hen we think of warm weather, the beach automatically comes into mind and when we think of the beach, we automatically think of swimwear.

It is true that the most important part of beach fashion is swimwear, but there is much more to summer trends than just the bikini or boardshorts; there is a world of different beach accessories for us to get our hands on.

With perfect weather, I couldn’t say no to a trip to the beach last weekend.

Once arriving at the beach I was amazed at the amount of different accessories that people had, including things that I had never thought of taking to the beach.

There were thousands of different bags, hats, sunglasses, towels and umbrellas as well as thongs, sandals, shoes and kaftans.

Like any other item of clothing, trends in accessories change from year to year and on my trip to the beach last weekend, this was more than obvious.

As opposed to previous years, being on the beach this year is like being in the

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

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It may have just been the beach that I was on but there were gold cuffs, embellished beach bags, wide brimmed black sunhats and circularframed sunglasses as far as the eyes could see.

Women were lounging around under huge, stylish umbrellas, as opposed to bright rainbow ones, wearing sheer kaftans whilst the men were sporting shorts and wearing boat-shoes rather than thongs.

Now, I have never been one to complain about the bikini, beach towel and woven beach bag look but I have to say, it was nice to see this sophisticated beach style which, I might add, is also being played out in stores at the moment.

If you are keen to try out the sophisticated beach look, I recommend that you wear metallic jewellery and sheer clothing, to wear over the top of bright swimwear, which is in fashion for this season.

Take with you dark accessories like a sunhat, beach bag, sandals and sunglasses, which will really make the look work.

If the trend is a little too much for you, try wearing just one or two of the elements to begin with.

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KIDS MATTER

by Anthony Piggott

by Renee Welsh

Staying free from infection

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he spread of infections such as the common cold and influenza, which can be transmitted by respiratory droplets (both airborne and on surfaces such as door handles and eating utensils), can be reduced by practising good respiratory hygiene. Th is includes: • Turning away from others when coughing or sneezing.

• Covering the nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.

• Disposing of used tissues in a waste basket or rubbish bin.

• If a tissue is not available, coughing or sneezing into the arm – not the hands; and • After coughing or sneezing, washing hands with soap and water or cleaning them with an alcohol-based hand rub.

Alcohol hand rubs are effective for reducing bacterial

and viral contamination on the hands.

However, these products are not effective for cleaning dirty hands. If soap and water are not available, and provided the hands are not visibly dirty, an alcohol-based hand rub can certainly be used.

Many infectious diseases can be prevented by immunisation with an appropriate vaccine.

Comprehensive information about vaccines which are available in Australia can be found in the Australian Immunisation Handbook. It’s online, too, at www.immunise. health.gov.au.

The Department of Health and Ageing also publishes a booklet titled Immunisation, Myths and Realities.

Advice about preventing, or at least reducing the risk of infection can be obtained from pharmacies that provide the Pharmaceutical Society’s Self Care information.

Phone 1300 369 772 for the nearest Self Care location.

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y family and I recently sat down to discuss a new addition to our family. No, not another little one! We’re keen to add something a little more ‘furry’ to our lives. However, with so many different types of pets to choose from, we haven’t yet decided exactly which pet should be the lucky new member of the Welsh clan.

The fi rst two options that instantly sprung to mind were either a cat or dog. Both are great family animals but also have very different needs.

When it comes to dogs, they need regular walks, attention and loads of play time which the kids will love.

A cat on the other hand is happy for a more solitary lifestyle. Cats do love lots of cuddles, but it’s not likely it will want to rumble with the kids in the backyard! Considering how active my two little ones are, a cat might not be the best option.

My son quickly pushed the idea of a cat or dog aside and suggested we bring a reptile into the family. His face lights up at the mere mention of a turtle, snake or any kind of fish.

Although there would be less hair floating

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around, I’m not sure how I feel about having a snake in the house. A reptile is perfect for families with several allergies, but I just don’t think it’s a fit for us.

My daughter on the other hand would love a hamster.

Hamsters, rats, mice and bunnies are full of energy and quite low maintenance. They love cuddles too and are very patient with young children.

Animals like these provide great companions and also teach children to be responsible and understand what it takes to take care for another life. The hard part, as I’m quickly fi nding out, is simply choosing which one.

Here are just a few tips to consider before you decide which pet to bring into the family: • Age of your children • Allergies • High or low maintenance • Expenses • Time you have to spend with your pet.

You might not fi nd the perfect pet the fi rst time round but with persistence, research, and a little luck, you will no doubt fi nd just what you’re looking for – the perfect addition to the family.

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Financial matters and day to day expenses are going to be a major source of concern. It will be necessary to go over all bank statements and bills with a fi ne tooth comb as you may have forgotten to pay something important. Do your best to explain yourself fully, especially if you’re dealing with ideas that are obscure to others. It’s time for intimacy and passion so be certain to spoil that certain someone.

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The Full Moon is in your sign and this is going to make you stressed out, irritable and grumpy. Your home may resemble something of a battlefield as you will fi nd it rather difficult to keep your opinions to yourself. Th is is not the ideal time to interfere in the lives of others. Teamwork, co-operation and understanding are the keys to success so remember to give praise and recognition where it is warranted.

GEMINI

MAY 22 TO JUNE 21

The Sun is in your solar house of work and duty for the next month and therefore this is an ideal time to focus on improving your position at work and for getting all those chores done. If you have been feeling off colour, the planets will help you to get back to full health once more and to work on improving your diet. It will be necessary for you to get adequate rest otherwise you are going to feel run down.

CANCER

JUNE 22 TO JULY 22

Th is is the ideal time to make improvements to your home and you may even fi nd yourself developing an interest in antiques or fi nd ways of restoring pre-loved furniture. Romance is in the air and if you’re foot loose and fancy free, you will attract some welcome attention.

However, you must be careful of how you deal with certain friendships as other people are likely to be going through a difficult time.

LEO

JULY 23 TO AUGUST 23

Family feuds can be resolved and you will fi nd an increasing contentment in your own surroundings. Th is should also be a period of nostalgia when happy memories come flooding back. If you’re looking for a new home then the ideal one will soon emerge. A major redefi nition of your professional or business life is going to be necessary as some major problems are going to have to be addressed.

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Th is is the start of a rather busy period in which you will be dealing with correspondence, getting on the phone, sending emails and faxes and rushing around your local neighbourhood at top speed. Your days will be fi lled with activity and you will buzzing from one job to another like a demented bee.

If you are a student, there may be problems with concentration so remember to read all important papers twice.

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The next month should see a rapid increase in your wealth. To make the best of this opportunity you’d better dust off the account books and take a good look at the figures. I’m certain there are expenses to be cut and savings to be made.

In your personal life though you need to be careful in trying to bulldoze others into your way of thinking because you might simply cause them to become more stubborn.

SCORPIO

OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22

With the Full Moon in Taurus, be careful of arguments and problems in your personal life.

Avoid getting involved in complicated tasks such as handyman work, or specialty cooking where you have to use electrical equipment as stupid accidents are likely. During the next month, your enthusiasm will be strong, putting adding a much-needed sparkle and you’ll fi nd your popularity increases.

SAGITTARIUS

NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 21

It is especially important that you take steps to look after your health otherwise you are going to be ill.

With the planets in such a tense situation in your chart you are going to be feeling stressed out. Th is is the ideal time in which to take some time out for yourself away from all the demands of your career and family life. Going for a walk or reading a fascinating novel are ideal ways to mentally escape.

CAPRICORN

DECEMBER 22 TO JANUARY 20

Friends are likely to have a strong influence on you during the next month and old friends that you haven’t seen for a while shall be in touch. The Sun’s harmonious angle to your sign gives an optimism and vitality to your outgoing nature.

There may be some disappointments in your social life as arrangements with friends may need to be altered at the last minute so try to have a Plan B up your sleeve.

AQUARIUS

JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19

Your home life is going to be rather chaotic and therefore your patience is going to be tested with certain family members. Remember to try to control your temper and count to 10 before you say anything that you will later regret.

Recognition will come your way for past efforts where your work is concerned. Th is is the ideal time to look into changing careers or to make positive moves to grab your boss’s attention.

PISCES

FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20

Be careful of what you say as others are likely to take offence rather easily. Try to think before you open your mouth, otherwise arguments may develop rather easily. Th is would be the ideal time to have your car serviced and remember to keep an eye on the petrol gauge.

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FINANCE MATTERS

John Church

Greg Taylor

Technology tips

Handling mistakes

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omeone famously once said: “To err is human”. We all make mistakes.

Even with the best of intentions, customer relations can become strained. And sometimes it is due to external factors outside of your immediate control: a courier parcel goes missing or some instructions were missed or misunderstood by one of your team.

So what is the best course of action in your business when something goes wrong?

The fi rst thing to realise is that you never intentionally go out of your way to make a bad decision. Every decision is based on the information available to you and the circumstances at that time. Some decisions turn out to be less profitable than others, but if you have taken the time to think things through, you will make better decisions.

Very early in business, a kind customer told me that the quality of a business relationship did not rely on things never going wrong. Most mature people understand that even

the best businesses can have a bad day. He said however that a lot rested on what happens next. The way a problem is fi xed speaks volumes about your business culture and attitude to customers. And sometimes, a good recovery can actually build loyalty!

The best way to handle a disgruntled customer is with courtesy, grace and professionalism. Admit your mistake and be honest about the circumstances.

Most people can smell a cover up.

Remain positive about seeking to make the customer happy.

Remain committed to being of service even when it appears that you will face a loss over the deal.

Apologise and seek to make some form of recompense. Then make sure you adjust your systems to prevent a repeat of the mistake that led to an unhappy customer.

A problem resolved in this way can actually improve your business in the long run and develop trust with your clients. It also sends a powerful message to your team about the way you do business.

John Church manages a Newcastle advertising agency, digital printing company and PR consultancy.

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his week’s column combines the themes of Government assistance, tax and technology that have run through my last few columns.

I have come across a couple of pieces of technology that may help you to better manage your fi nances and your business.

The fi rst item is the Australian Government’s new iPad and tablet apps, MyBizPlan and MarketMyBiz. I had a call from a helpful fellow at the Department of Industry (he had read my previous column on Government assistance) who pointed out the free, new tools.

They provide interactive templates to help businesses to develop business plans and marketing plans. He said the existing app, MyBizShield, has also been updated to improve usability and enable cloud storage.

Video is something that many businesses are using to improve communication and sales. The Tax Office has produced four short videos to help demystify the Goods and

Services Tax (GST) and provide tips on completing a Business Activity Statement (BAS).

Businesses with turnover of more than $75,000 per annum ($150,000 for non-profit organisations) and all taxi drivers must register for GST, issue tax invoices for their taxable sales and include 10% GST where applicable.

There were a couple of key tips in the videos. Only claim GST credits from suppliers who are registered for GST. You must have a valid tax invoice to claim GST credits for all purchases over $82.50. Do not claim GST on private expenses such as food or entertainment. You must keep your tax invoices and other GST records for five years. If you lodge your BAS electronically you may qualify for an extra two weeks to lodge and pay.

If you’re having trouble paying your tax debt on time, you must lodge your BAS on time, even if you can’t pay and call the ATO to make arrangements.

You can view the ATO videos at www.ato.gov.au and the iPad apps at www.business.gov.au.

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round 80 women attended the launch of an exciting new networking group – Women in Business Connect (WIBC) – at Maitland Gaol last Tuesday.

Event organiser and founding member, Gai Alder, said WIBC would provide additional networking opportunities for Maitland and Newcastle women, rather than compete with other existing networking groups.

The brainchild of Ms Alder and two friends, Melissa Archer and Merril DeFiddes, WIBC is open to all women. “[We hope to] provide an environment where women who are new to business or networking can be mentored in a welcoming environment, to help them gain confidence and skills to network better and build long lasting business relationships,” Ms Alder said.

“The launch event went really well and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive.

“We were really happy with the number that attended and, most importantly, that everyone found it to be a warm and inviting atmosphere.”

Monthly meetings for the Maitland group will be held on the third Tuesday of the month, with the next meeting scheduled for October 30 at the Bradford

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If you think you know ballet, you ain’t seen nothing until you’ve witnessed The Trocks. Stephen Bisset got en pointe with Trocks artistic director Tory Dobrin ahead of their star turn at the Civic.

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irected by Shane Meadows (‘Dead Man’s Shoes’, ‘A Room For Romeo Brass’), this dramatic tour de force is a stark and uncompromising look at life in Thatcherite Britain.

The story centers on the isolated and disconnected 12-year-old Shaun, who has recently lost his father in the Falklands war. Wandering the streets aimlessly, he is taken under the wing of a group of likable skinheads. Shaun finds the camaraderie he is looking for amid a swirl of parties, Doc Martens, and Fred Perry shirts and life is pretty good. That is until the bitterly racist Combo is released from prison, inflicting his militant and increasingly psychotic views onto the group.

With a screenplay that deftly moves from high drama to subtle, intelligent comedy without flinching and some really well-developed and believable characters, ‘This Is England’ is engrossing viewing.

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f you’re a fan of those blissed-out purveyors of alt.country psychedelic space rock - Grandaddy - then, chances are, you’re going to be all over this second long player from the front man of the defunct Modesto California five-piece.

Since disbanding Grandaddy in 2006, Lytle has been holed up in Montana perfecting his recording techniques and it definitely shows on ‘Dept. Of Disappearence’. A menagerie of swirling synths, guitars, sweeping sound effects and guitars lay the foundation for Lytle’s softly lilting voice to meander over the lush production.

Standouts include the minimalist ‘Young Saints’ and the bristling pop crescendos of ‘Matterhorn’.

If you’re not at all familiar with what Lytle is all about, think a kind of postmodern amalgamation of Neil Young and Flaming Lips mad scientist Wayne Coyne.

ot being au fait with the Broadway smash hit that this film is based on, nor the biggest fan of musicals in the world, I wasn’t really sure what to expect with this latest all-singing offering from the director of ‘Hairspray’.

While not the strongest of plots (I defy you to find a musical that has one), there is plenty to enjoy in this fun, albeit predicable film.

In a nutshell, ‘Rock of Ages’ tells the story of the naive Sherry who is seeking out her dreams of rock and roll stardom in Hollywood. Before too long she meets fellow rocker Drew who aside from falling head-over-heels for her, gets Sherry a job at the infamous rock and roll venue, The Bourbon Room. Add to that some comedically indulgent performances from Alec Baldwin as the club’s manager, Russell Brand as the manager’s offsider and Catherine Zeta Jones as the conservative wife of the mayor and you have a pretty decent dose of musical escapism. However, it is Tom Cruise who steals the show as swaggering rocker Stacee Jaxx who literally owned every second of screen time he was given.

All in all, ‘Rock of Ages’ is a couple of hours of throwaway fun and if you’re a fan of eighties hair metal from the likes of Quiet Riot, Bon Jovi and Poison given a slick Glee-esque treatment, then you’re going to love this.

f tracks like ‘Going The Distance’, ‘Satan is my Motor’ and a brilliant cover of ‘Jolene’ mean anything to you, then you’ll be pleased to know that the band behind such 90s indie classics, Cake, are heading back to Australia for the Harvest festival and some special sideshows.

Formed in the early nineties as a somewhat antagonistic answer to grunge, which they saw as just another form of big, dumb American rock, Cake’s democratic processes, defiant selfreliance, and lucid yet everinventive music has made them a nation-state unto themselves, with no obvious peers.

Having succeeded beyond their twentieth anniversary, Cake’s adherence to their original guiding principles has only grown stronger. Last year, the personalityladen, culturally-aware and academicallyendowed outfit released their sixth album, ‘Showroom of Compassion’ – brimming with the deadpan brilliance that has seen them step over the exhausted bodies of many of their peers and continue into the twentieth century, not just surviving but thriving.

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Starring Anne Maree Adams (‘Boston Marriage’), Linden Mullard (‘The Pillow Book’) and Rachel Jackett (‘The Return’), the two-hour production, directed by one of Newcastle’s most renowned theatricals, Nola Wallace, truly makes the most of these three actresses experience, talent, humour heart and honesty.

Nola Wallace has been involved in theatre for “many, many moons” as an actor, teacher and director. Her theatre experience covers all genres including musical theatre. Wallace has shared her knowledge with budding performers of Newcastle, teaching speech and drama for more than 20 years. She has also been involved with many local theatre companies including the Hunter Valley Theatre Company and is the recipient of six CONDA awards – two for directing and four for acting.

The Popular Theatre Company’s production of ‘The Vagina Monologues’ will be on at Pan Newcastle from Wednesday, October 31 to Saturday, November 3.

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uitar, bass and drums – the classic elements of any rock band. But, when you combine that with three-part harmonies, bucket loads of experience and an unquenchable passion for the craft, you have one hell of a winning formula. Ninemile.

Featuring Hayden Johns on guitar and vocals, Peter Kibble on bass and vocals and Stu Humphris on drums and vocals, Ninemile will be playing to their 100th audience next month and will be playing a couple of shows in the leadup to this auspicious occasion.

Their repertoire is built around a vast array of artist and genres, showcasing the band’s individual and combined talents.

When you throw track from artists like INXS, Birds of Tokyo, Foo Fighters, Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Midnight Oil and Kings of Leon, you know you’re going to be in for one crowd-pleasing set.

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he whirlwind tour that is The Vagina Monologues, introducing a wildly divergent gathering of female voices and stories, has become known for breaking taboos by talking about this ‘forbidden zone’.

This moving collection of tales gives voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, brave and thoroughly human stories and, in doing so, strips away any fear and shame.

Funny, outrageous, emotionally affecting and occasionally angry, The Vagina Monologues is a riotous tour de force and possibly the ultimate girl’s night out.

Written by Eve Ensler, The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play that began life in 1996 at the offBroadway Westside Theatre before stretching its legs to take on the world.

The production came about after Ensler interviewed more than 200 women about their thoughs on sex, relationships and violence against women.

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f you thought that the world of the prima ballerina was strictly the dominion of the likes of Anna Pavlova, Margot Fonteyn or Darcy Bussell, you obviously have never seen Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo.

Known affectionately as The Trocks, this all-male ballet en travesti (disguised) skewers almost every ballet convention, as punters are sure to find out when they return to Newcastle after a successful 2009 Australian tour.

Artistic director Tory Dobrin told The Post the troupe couldn’t wait to get back to our shores.

“Absolutely – we are all just so in love with Australia – it’s definitely one of our favourite places in the world – in the past ten years we’ve been down there, like, ten times.”

Dobrin, who joined the company in 1980 as a dancer, said The Trocks started life in New York in 1974 performing “late-late shows on offoff Broadway” and, little did anyone know that they would still be wowing audiences more than 30 years later.

“In 1974, the guys who started the company, well, they never thought they were starting a company – they just thought they were putting on a little midnight show – no-one had any idea that it would last for this long.”

While the members may’ve changed in the ensuing years, Dobrin said The

Trocks modus operandi was still the same – a company of all-male dancers performing the full range of the ballet and modern dance repertoire, with the comedy achieved by incorporating and exaggerating the foibles, accidents and incongruities of the typically haute culture art-form.

While you may be forgiven that Dobrin and The Trocks might derive a sense of subversive pleasure by skewering such a stereotypically ‘stuffy’ art form, he said that he felt comedy deserved to sit squarely alongside drama and tragedy in the world of ballet.

“I think comedy is just as valid as drama – in a way, I think it’s actually harder to achieve a successful comedy, than it is a successful drama,” he said.

“What I find pleasing is that, for example, we were performing in Paris

and, at the end of the show, everyone was really enthusiastic and just generally happy with what we do, and those Parisians do take their ballet quite

seriously.”

Catch Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo when they play at the Civic Theatre on Thursday, November 1.

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A mainstay in the Newcastle scene for the past two years, The Havelocks have made quite a name for themselves for their insanely catchy guitar-driven compositions and lush vocal harmonies.

Consisting of Lennie Tranter on vocals and bass, Jay Piper on vocals and acoustic guitar, Craig Whibley on rhythm guitar and vocals, Marc Hallam on lead guitar and backing vocals and Luke Tweedie on drums, The Havelocks have developed into one of this region’s most popular live acts.

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he term Bento - a single portion ‘lunch box’ popular in Japanese cuisine - literally translates as “convenient”. Just don’t expect its musical counterpart, the latest incarnation of Silverchair drummer, Ben Gillies, to fit into any one box.

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ould all Novocastrian teenage rib-ticklers please stand up? Why? Because the Melbourne International Comedy festival is, once again, on the hunt to find the funniest teenager in the country with the annual Class Clowns competition.

Starting in February next year (plenty of time to get that set spit-polished), professional comedians will be hitting the road to workshop with wannabe kid-comics with the aim of finding the most sidesplitting senoritas and facetious fellas from each state and territory.

The heads of the class will be flown to Melbourne to perform on the main stage at the Class Clowns National Grand Final which will be staged as

its creator can’t wait to unleash it on the world.

“It’s been about two years in the making so, yeah, I’m really excited, but also a little bit nervous, I suppose, but you’ve gotta put yourself out there,” Gillies told TE. While Gillies formally began work on his second side-project (he formed short-lived Tambalane with Wes Carr in 2003) when Silverchair announced their indefinite part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Prizes also include $1000 for themselves, $1000 for their school as well as the obvious bragging rights of being the funniest kid in Australia.

If you’re between 9 and 12 or 14 and 18 years old (in 2013) you can enter as a solo act or in a group of up to three members.

All you need to do is come up with five minutes of stand-up, sketch, musical parody or anything wild in between, participate in a workshop and present your act at a real, live, no foolin’ public performance.

The Newcastle leg will be on at The Loft youth Venue on Friday, March 15. For more information, visit classclowns.com.au.

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break in 2010, he said ideas for Bento had been floating around for much longer.

“After [Silverchair’s critically-acclaimed 1999 set] ‘Neon Ballroom’, Dan [Johns] changed the way he approached his songwriting, and I was happy to take a bit of a step back,” Gillies explained.

“I’ve always written songs and I had this huge backlog of ideas and it got to the point where I was becoming a little bit frustrated with all of these little ideas that I had all over the shop on voice memos and Pro Tools.

“When Silverchair decided to take a bit of time out, I guess that was the final push I needed to keep running with this.”

Enlisting a diverse range of muso mates (Papa vs Pretty front man/guitarist Thomas Rawle, ‘The Voice’ musical director Scott Aplin and Missy Higgins’ musical director, Dave Symes) for the sessions, Gillies said there was much more of a DIY aesthetic in all aspects of Bento, which makes for a refreshing change to the Silverchair music machine.

“It is quite refreshing,” he said.

“I mean, I love Silverchair and I’ve always loved playing with Dan and Chris [Joannou] and always will, but it’s a totally different beast with all of the record company infrastructure and all of the people you have at your fingertips.

“With Bento, I’ve really gone back to my roots and it’s really exciting.”

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f there’s one thing that Mikey Robins loves, it’s Schadenfreude.

“Right now I’m sitting on my balcony and I’m watching a couple of guys abseiling down the building opposite doing a bit of window cleaning,” Robins told TE. “I’m not offering any words of encouragement, though. I’m really hoping one of them falls off.”

While he may’ve been making us laugh for more than 20 years via radio, television or the written word, it has only been in the past two that Robins has tried his hand at stand-up comedy and the native Novocastrian will be strutting his stand-up stylings at Newcastle’s Finest Comedy Gala, alongside the likes of Rhys Muldoon and Peter Berner next month.

“My wife says that me getting into stand-up comedy is my mid-life crisis – it was either stand-up or grow a ponytail,” he said.

“It’s funny though because, with radio and television, you’re doing your thing in front of hundreds of thousands of people yet stand up is just such a completely different beast – it’s just so nervewracking.

“I did a gig a couple of weeks ago where there was something like 80 people in the crowd and there was this one woman, I don’t want to say she was a heckler, but she had the social skills of

a rugby league player on Twitter. You just don’t get that doing radio or TV.” Robins, who first let his comedic light shine as a member of the iconic Newcastle troupe The Castanet Club (also featuring the likes of Steve ‘Sandman’ Abbott and Maynard F# Crabbes) came to national attention as host of the Triple J breakfast show for seven years alongside Helen Razer and Paul McDermott, before venturing into the world of television with the likes of ‘Live And Sweaty’, ‘McFeast’, before hitting the Aussie cultural stratosphere on the hit show ‘Good News Week’.

“The things was, especially on Good News Week, every show we had these stand-up comedians on and I always thought, ‘Now, there’s one box I haven’t ticked yet’,” he said.

“But a couple of years ago I decided to have a crack, and I’m really glad I did.”

Robins, a frequent returner to his birthplace, said he couldn’t wait to strut his stuff on the Civic Theatre stage.

“I’m absolutely pumped – I went to the Civic so many times as a kid and I’ve only performed there something like three times so it’s going to be a blast.

Also, it’s a bloody fantastic bill of comics – I think Peter Berner is the funniest comedian in Australia, so I’m really looking forward to it. Although, people should be warned that I’m not as nice as I am on the tele and I’m also prone to get quite silly as well.”

So as an ex-pat Novocastrian, has the city changed much for Mikey Robins in the ensuing years?

“Actually, last time I was there I went to see the house I grew up in and it had been torn down to make way for one of those bloody McMansions, which was a bit sad. Although, I recently arranged to have lunch with family in Newcastle and

I texted them to ask where and they said Carrington. My reply was ‘Oh dear’, but they assured me it had changed and, by God, they were right.”

Catch Newcastle’s Finest Comedy Gala at Civic Theatre on November 3.

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he sunny, indie-pop sounds of Sydney outfit Yae! Tiger will be, once again, winging their way to Newcastle.

For the uninitiated, Yae!Tiger is an ongoing collaboration between Bengal Hay, Brooke Cotton, Cat St Claire, Dwayne Barry, Jack Hanner, Jill Reeves, Johnny Sunshine and Vincent Scagnetti that began in 2008 in a sweaty Camperdown apartment over pizza,

Stone’s Green Ginger Wine and NBA Jam. The band released their debut long player ‘Casualty Of The Avalanche’ last year and, with tracks like ‘The Gordon Schumway Experiment’ and ‘I’ve Got The Perfect Plan To Infiltrate Your Band’, you know you’re going to get a rollickingly fun set at a Yae! Tiger Show.

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Hazards is made up of members of bands like The Dead Walk, Arms Reach, The Hollow and The Delta Lions.

“Hazards is basically a melodic punk rock band and, because we have all spent a fair amount of time playing in straight-up hardcore bands we wanted to do something a little bit different so, with Hazards, there is a much more melodic focus with definite influences from bands like Husker Du,” frontman Luke Dolan said.

Dolan said while the band has only been around for a short time, releasing a five track demo in January, there had been a fair amount of interest building up around the band with more substantial releases planned in the near future.

“We released a five-track demo in January which we sold at shows before putting it up for free on Bandcamp.

“Also, in the next couple of weeks we’re going to be recording a 7” [EP] for a vinyl-only label in Melbourne called Midnight Funeral and we’ve had a bit of interest from a guy in Sydney who runs a blog called ‘Rest Assured’ who wants to put out a 12” album on a vinyl-only label he wants to start.”

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f it’s the sound of the bigbands that gets your feet tapping, then you can rejoice as the Ultra Swing Lounge will be swinging by the Civic Theatre for three shows this month.

Newcastle’s own Daniel Stoddart and Steve Hudson and Tamworth-born Rob McDougal are all accomplished performers and will add their own charismatic touch to the classic big-band swing numbers.

The three boys will be accompanied by the Ultra Swing Big Band under the direction of musical director Greg Paterson. They will also be joined on stage by dancers Aric Yegudkin, Masha Belash, Csaba Szirmai and Newcastle’s Jessica Prince.

Executive producer and director, Phil Collins, said audiences can expect to see a highly-regarded professional show which will be worthy of performing on any international stage.

The three stars have developed a special chemistry and will revive memories for those who grew up listening to the timeless 30s and 40s melodies and also introduce this fabulous music to a new generation of music lovers.

Ultra Swing Lounge will be on at the Civic Theatre on Thursday, October 26, Friday, October 27 and two performances at 2pm and 8pm on Saturday, October 28.

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ARGENTON HOTEL: Friday, Bic C. AVOCA BEACHS BOWLING CLUB: Friday, The Rock Bottoms; Saturday, Shaun Lidster.

AVOCA BEACH HOTEL: Saturday, Kirsty Larkin.

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BEACHCOMBER, Toukley: Saturdaya, The Bearads, The Snowdroppers.

BEAUFORD HOTEL: Wednesday, Jesse Vee; Saturday, Jim Overend.

BELMONT 16s: Wednesday, Leigh Archer, Milton Ward; Friday, The Rockin Eddie Band; Saturday, Talk of the Town; Sunday, Stephen Cheney.

BELMONT BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Tucan.

Sunday, Mystery Box. BELMONT HOTEL: Wednesday, Karaoke; Friday, Tim Pringle; Saturday, Purple Cow; Sunday, Kellie Cain.

BELMORE HOTEL: Friday, Cosy Velour; Saturday, 24 Hours.

BERESFIELD BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Guns ‘n’ Roses Tribute; Saturday, Solid Gold Party; Sunday, Red Dirt Country Band.

BLACKBUTT HOTEL: Thursday, Karaoke; Friday, Phase 3; Sunday, Sunhill Drive.

BRADFORD HOTEL: Friday, Spank ‘n’ The Monkey; Saturday, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.

BREAKERS COUNTRY CLUB: Friday, Thom Wood.

BUDGEWOI SOCCER CLUB: Saturday, Summerland Kings; Sunday, Terry Mac. CAMBRIDGE HOTEL: Friday, Whiplash IV; Saturday, The Rubens; Saturday, The Preatures CANTON BEACH SPORTS CLUB: Friday, Soul Agents.

CARDIFF RSL CLUB: Friday, KDL; Saturday, Little Black Book.

CARDIFF PANTHERS: Saturday, Solid Gold Party Night.

CAVES BEACHSIDE HOTEL: Friday, Hoogy, Montezuma; Saturday, Paul Watters, The Tinkler Twins.

CENTRAL HOTEL, Stroud: Saturday, Romney Watts.

CESSNOCK SUPPORTERS: Friday, Solid Gold Party feat: Dave Cochrane; Saturday Great Big Hits.

CHARLESTOWN BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Talk of the Town.

CLARENDON HOTEL: Friday, Emily Rose; Saturday, Dave Owen.

COLLIERY INN: Friday, Karaoke.

COMMERCIAL HOTEL, Boolaroo: Saturday, Live Band.

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D’ALBORA MARINAS: Saturday, Damien Rounce; Sunday, Jerome.

DAVISTOWN RSL: Thursday, Scott Donaldson; Friday, Juke Box; Saturday, Pop ‘n’ Blues.

DIGGERS AT THE ENTRANCE: Fridaya, Adam Black; Saturday, The Duellin Piano Show.

DOYALSON RSL: Saturday, Incognito.

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EAST CESSNOCK BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, Karaoke.

EAST MAITLAND BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Flying Mare; Saturday, Grand Theft Audio; Sunday, Zane Penn.

EASTS LEISURE AND GOLF: Saturday, Karaoke.

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ENTRANCE LEAGUES CLUB: Friday, Back 2 Rock; Saturday, Rave On; Sunday, Brien McVernon.

EXCHANGE HOTEL: Friday, incognito; Saturday, Loose Bazooka.

FAMILY HOTEL, Maitland: Saturday, Crawford Brothers.

FIRESTATION HOTEL: Friday, Live Band FIVE ISLANDS REC CLUB, Speers Point: Friday, Kylie Jane; Sunday, Rob Cass Duo; Tuesday, Country Sessions.

GEORGE TAVERN: Friday, Lennie Live; Saturday, The Piranha Brothers.

GOSFORD RSL: Friday, Karaoke GREAT NORTHERN: Wednesday, We All Want To; Friday, Diafrix; Saturday, The Griswolds, Pop Up Party; Tuesday, Play For A Pint Sing For Your Supper.

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GWANDALAN BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Dr Love; Saturday, John O’Riley.

HALEKULANI BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, Vinyl.

HAMILTON STATION HOTEL: Saturday, Karaoke.

HARRIGANS IRISH PUB, Pokolbin: Sunday, Howard Sherman.

HEATON-BIRMINGHAM GARDENS BOWLING CLUB: Thursday, Karaoke.

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KINCUMBER HOTEL: Friday, Kuta Groove; Sunday, Twitcho.

KURRI BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Adam and the Talents; Saturday, Dave Tavender.

LAKE MACQUARIE TAVERN: Friday/ Satsurday, Live Bands.

LAKE MACQUARIE YACHT CLUB: Sunday, Vern Solo.

LAKESIDE VILLAGE TAVERN: Thursday, Karaoke.

LASS O’GOWRIE HOTEL: Wednesday, Ian Lobb’s Psychic Beer Readings; Thursday, Creative Creatures Open Mic Night; Friday, Yae! Tiger, Elliott The Bull, Brinkworth; Saturday, Easy Tiger, Byles, Run Squirrel; Sunday, Lass Jazz and Funk Jam. LEMON TREE PASSAGE BOWLING CLUB: Friday, The Rocker Fellers; Saturday, Brien McVernon.

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LIZOTTE’S NEWCASTLE: Wednesday, Ashleigh Mannix, Crooked Saint, Galleri, Low Flying Hippies; Thursday, Three Angels Big Band; Friday, Charlie Musselwhite, Hipsister; Saturday, Carmen Smith, Diana Rouvas; Sunday, Owen Campbell, Jimmy Bazil Project LONG JETTY HOTEL: Friday, Maddison Jay;

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REGAL HUNTER HOTEL: Saturday, Karen O’Shea.

ROYAL INN, Waratah: Wednesday, Karaoke; Friday, Gian; Saturday, James Bennett.

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SHOAL BAY RESORT: Friday, The Capulets; Saturday, The Fake Four Meets Sixties Mania; Sunday, Sundays Record Duo. SHORTLAND HOTEL: Friday, Phil McKnight.

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STOCKTON BOWLING CLUB: Sunday, Troy.

STOCKTON CENTRE: Wednesday, Cover 2 Cover.

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SWANSEA HOTEL: Thursday, Phil McKnight; Friday, AdzDrumz; Saturday, Gen R 8; Sunday, Jason Bone.

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WANGI RSL: Friday, Leigh Warren; Saturday, Red Sweat.

WARNERS AT THE BAY: Thursday, Karaoke; Friday, Loose Bazooka; Saturday, Kotadama.

WARNERS BAY HOTEL: Thursday, Misbehave; Friday, DJs; Sunday, Karma Groove, Kirsty Larkin.

WESTON WORKERS CLUB: Friday, DJ Brian Bean, Rave On. WESTS NEW LAMBTON PIANO LOUNGE: Wednesday, Peter Wall; Thursday, Angamus; Friday, Frank Wakewood; Saturday, Stuart Hamilton; Monday, Chris Hanley; Tuesday, Colin Stein.

WESTS NEW LAMBTON MARBLE BAR: Saturday, Hey Poncho.

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WICKHAM PARK HOTEL: Wednesday, Flash Jam; Thursday, The Havelocks, Flightless Owls; Saturday, Allon, The Wicko Rockabilly Rebellion; Sunday, Dave and the Demons, Floyd Vincent and the Childbrides.

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These guys really know how to get the crowd pumping and love nothing more than to rock out with abandon, once on stage.

Consisting of Liv on the mic, Tim on guitar, Joel on bass and Tom on drums, Skyepoint deliver a faultless set that runs the gamut of popular music – from the hits and memories of yesteryear to today’s chartbusters. Think the likes of Lady GaGa, Coldplay, Incubus, Kings Of Leon, Taio Cruz, Tracy Chapman, Katy Perry and CeLo Green and you will get an idea what to expect at a Skyepoint show.

Catch Skyepoint when they play at the Delany Hotel on Saturday, October 27.

Saturday, Graeme Mills; Sunday, Kym Camspbell.

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MARK HOTEL: Friday, Iguana; Saturday, Dan Beazley; Sunday, Blues Bombers.

MARY ELLEN: Wednesday, Holly Who; Thursday, Howard Sherman; Friday, Sundays Record Duo; Saturday, Dream Catchers.

MATTARA HOTEL: Friday, Jamie; Saturday, Karaoke.

MAVERICKS ON THE BAY: Friday, Damien; Saturday, Arley Black; Sunday, Kylie Jane.

METROPOLITAN HOTEL, Maitland: Sunday, Lee Rolfe.

MJ FINNEGANS: Friday, Moonlight Drive, DJs; Saturday, DJs. NAG’S HEAD HOTEL: Friday, Howard Sherman; Saturday, Sundays Record.

NEATH HOTEL: Saturday, Michael Mills.

NELSON BAY BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Cover 2 Cover.

NELSON BAY DIGGERS THE LOUNGE: Friday, Dr Zoom Duo; Saturday, The Kings Of Country, Trio Royale; Sunday, Pete Gelzinnis.

NEWCASTLE PANTHERS: Friday, Chopper and Hammer.

NEWCASTLE UNITED SPORTS CLUB: Friday, Karaoke.

NORTHERN STAR HOTEL: Thursday, Grayson; Friday, Pana Duo; Saturday, Raoul Graf; Monday, Monday Music Club.

NORTHLAKES TAVERN: Friday, The Piranha Brothers.

NORTHUMBERLAND HOTEL: Friday, Mick Boogaard.

OCEAN BEACH HOTEL: Friday, Frank Wakewood; Saturday, Red Alert Trio; Sunday, Gary Davidson, Rafael.

ORANA HOTEL: Friday, Space Ace: Ace Frhely Tribute, Whysper, The Burlesque Show; Saturday, The Party; Saturday Hot Shots Male Revue.

OLD PUB, Woy Woy: Saturday, Angel Gear.

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PAXTON HOTEL: Saturday, Secret Society.

PEDENS, Cessnock: Friday, Twitcho; Saturday, Back 2 Rock.

PIPPI’S AT THE POINT: Friday, Troy Kemp, White Room; Saturday, Radioactive; Sunday, James Chatburn.

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POTTERS BREWERY: Friday, Arley Black.

PRINCE OF WALES: Friday, Twinsanity; Saturday, Damien; Sunday, Jerome.

QUEENS WHARF BREWERY, Front Bar: Wednesday, Lucky Knife; Friday, DJ Patsan; Saturday, DJ Jay Chase; Sunday, DJ Ules.

QUEENS WHARF BREWERY, Wharf: Saturday, Damien, The Remedy; Sunday, Costa Rae, DJ Drum.

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ocated in the old Wallsend Library building, Heng Loong restaurant is anything but stuffy.

Split into a bar area and a more formal dining section, I am amazed at the elegant redecoration that has clearly gone into transforming the space into a warm and inviting restaurant.

My partner and I are ushered into the dining room by our friendly waitress and restaurant owner, Winnie Ng, who tells me that her husband, Eddie, has been in the restaurant business for over 21 years and that his family in Hong Kong also runs restaurants – so it’s in the blood.

We start off with the spring rolls, which are handmade on site and all vegetarian.

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the studio with very little overdubbing. We also recorded the whole thing with Mahalia and I facing each other while singing, which I think helped to develop that connection.”

To celebrate the release of the album, the pair are heading out on a national tour that will see them play Newcastle next month and Stevens said she was excited at the prospect of giving the album a live airing.

“It’s going to be such a good show,” she said.

“I’m loving to be able to share the stage with friends and explore the soulful side of my voice.”

Catch Prinnie and Mahalia when they play at West’s Lambton on Wednesday, November 7.

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fter coming to national attention for being behind some of the most nail-biting battles in the first season of TV show ‘The Voice’ songstresses Mahalia Barnes and Prinnie Stevens have joined forces for a new album, ‘Come Together’ and, while their individual styles may differ markedly, they have created something quite special.

“It’s a really exciting time for both of us right now, with the album just released,” Prinnie Stevens told TE. “I’m used to doing it all on my own so it’s nice to be able to share all of that excitement with Mahalia.

“We are both very different artists – I’m very pop and hip-hop oriented, while Mahalia is more about the whole soul and rock and roll thing.

“That said, we both started in the same place with the likes of Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner and the Supremes and I think that’s why this album works so well, because it’s based on where we started, not where we’ve ended up.”

While Come Together definitely has its roots in classic soul and R ‘n’ B with the pair belting out the likes of the Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell duo ‘You’re All I Need To Get By’ and the Martha and the Vendellas smash ‘Nowhere to Run’, the duo branch out into surprising territory with beautiful renditions of the Cat Stevens classic ‘The First Cut Is The Deepest’, the Simon and Garfunkel torch song ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, and ‘All Come Together’ – penned by Diesel.

Stevens said the album seemed like the next logical progression after the pair’s turn on ‘The Voice’.

“Basically, as soon as the show ended, the head of Universal approached us with the idea and it really did seem like a natural progression for us,” she said.

“The whole process was really amazing – the record company allowed us to pick our own band and producer which was pretty cool.

“Also, we wanted the album to represent a really live feel so everything was tracked live in

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n what is a massive coup for the region, the irrepressible Elvis Costello will be heading our way in January next year – and he’s bringing a massive crop of home-grown talent with him to boot.

The acclaimed singer-songwriter, backed by his legendary band The Imposters – Steve Nieve, Pete Thomas and Davey Faragher – will take audiences through the massive Costello musical canon refresher course at Bimbadgen Winery with a slew of classics. In case you needed reminding, this is the guy who penned such gems as ‘Oliver’s Army’, ‘Watching

the Detectives’, ‘Alison’, and ‘(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding’.

Joining Costello on this heavy line up will be iconic Aussie outfit Sunnyboys who are back after 21 years away from the stage. The original members, Jeremy and Peter Oxley, Richard Burgman and Bill Bilson, got the band back together for the Hoodoo Gurus Dig It Up Invitational earlier this year and by all reports were in fine form. Expect to hear such classics as ‘Alone With You’ and ‘Happy Man’ in what promises to be one memorable set.

Also on the bill will be Joe Camilleri’s

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legendary outfit Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons who, with Camilleri, Wilbur Wilde and Jeff Burstin, blitzed pub audiences with such classics as ‘Shape I’m In’, ‘Hit and Run’ and ‘Puppet on a String’.

If that wasn’t enough, front man for the evocative Cruel Sea, Tex Perkins, will be strutting his dark, lilting country stuff with his latest outfit, The Dark Horses, while former Sports front man and allround song writing genius, Stephen Cummings, will round out what promises to be one of the most formidable line-ups the Hunter has seen for quite some time.

Catch Elvis Costello at a Day on the Green at Bimbadgen Winery on Saturday, February 2. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.

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Arguably the hottest men to ever heat up a stage – The Sydney Hotshots – will be bringing their sultry new show, ‘Funtasia’ to the women of Blacksmiths and beyond.

The ‘Funtasia’ show will include a freshly minted lineup of Sydney beefcake, performing in what is being hailed as “this year’s best night of entertainment”.

From sensationally hot firemen to Greek Spartans and a ‘60s inspired Grease Lightning show, ‘Funtasia’ is jam-packed with sensational bodies, dancing, acrobatics, comedy and even a little bit of romance to heat things up.

Determined to please every lady in Australia, the Hotshots have been

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taking this show to as many areas as possible.

“We love touring because it means we get to share the fun and excitement of our show with hundreds of ladies all over Australia, from small towns to big cities,” performer Andy said.

“I think the best thing about the show, and the reason I’m so proud to be a part of it, is that whether you’re 18 or 80, there’s something for everyone.”

After all, it’s not every night that a woman gets romanced by a secret agent, arrested by a police officer and carried away into the sunset by a cowboy – all before midnight.

Catch Sydney Hotshots when they heat up the Orana Hotel on Saturday, October 27.

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fter spending a bit of time giving the venue a bit of a renovation make-over, the good folks at Redhead Surf Club have decided to celebrate with a line-up that is sure to please even the fussiest Newcastle gig-fanciers.

First of all, you have the awesome rock and roll stylings of Viagro (pictured) whose raw angry rock, that has been described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Kinks meets Black Sabbathâ&#x20AC;? and, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve caught these guys live, or heard their EP â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sucker For A lickerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d know this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just PR spin.

Next up, you have another formidable performer in multiple ABC Music Awardwinner Ngariki who will be sharing the stage with mate and fellow consummate axeman Darren â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jackoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jack.

If the music of Van Morrison, Eric Clapton and the Stones floats tour boat,

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hile he is perhaps best known to Australian audiences as the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;angry buskerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; who went on a verbal toe to toe with popster Brian McFadden on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Got Talentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no denying that Owen Campbell has some serious musical chops.

Campbell, who will be hitting Newcastle this weekend as part of an extensive national tour, is currently riding high on the crest of a glorious wave with the release, earlier this year, of his debut album â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sunshine Roadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Much to the surprise of the singer, songwriter and slide player extraordinaire, the album peaked at number nine on the ARIA charts, number one on the iTunes charts and has also been in the top ten iTunes blues charts for nearly six months. Not a bad effort for a debut record? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Absolutely,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although all of that happened a little while ago now but honestly, you couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask for a better result,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the last month or so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d kind of eased up on the touring a bit, but the record was still selling in Europe

and through the UK which is really encouraging â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I guess it shows you the power of the internet.â&#x20AC;?

Campbell said Sunshine Road â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a heady musical gumbo of gravelly delta blues, soul, country twang and roots, was an album born of the road â&#x20AC;&#x201C; something that Campbell is no stranger to with numerous tours to the UK, India, Austria and Papua New Guinea already under his belt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pretty much all of the songs on the album have been inspired by my travels,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Particularly the title track which I wrote while on tour in Ireland where it pretty much rained the whole bloody year. I just wanted to get home and get dry.â&#x20AC;?

While Campbell said that his debut turn on national television may not have gone as well as he might have hoped, he said it had still opened up a lot of doors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thankfully the viewers seemed to take a liking to my music,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really quite humbling actually, because I really was a smart arse to the judges and it was kind of a lesson in how to conduct yourself. That said, I get at least one guy come up to me after each show and congratulate me on it.â&#x20AC;?

Catch Owen Campbell at Lizotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lambton on Saturday, October 28.

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MUMFORD TRIUMPH IN DUNGOG STEPHEN BISSET

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n what was possibly the biggest thing to happen to Dungog for quite some time, more than 12,000 revellers turned out to Dungog Showground to witness the Mumford and Sons-curated Gentlemen of the Road festival on Saturday.

In keeping with the tradition of Aussie festivals being almost unbearably hot, the Gods of rock put on a blistering 38degree day, complete with high humidity, strong, blustery winds and dust – lots

of dust. This did not deter the throng of festival fanciers who braved this early heat to catch festival openers Husky.

Hailing from Melbourne, Husky provided a welcome start to proceedings with their richly-layered sound and subtle, yet intricate instrumentation providing the perfect foil to vocalist Husky Gawenda’s brooding vocals.

Next up was US folkie Willy Mason who had the increasingly growing and hot crowd enthralled with a contemplative set that consisted of just Willy and his guitar, save for a few tracks where he was joined by the drummer

and bass player from Melbourne outfit, The Delta Riggs.

Given that this reviewer is not the biggest fan of either Matt Corby or Sarah Blasko, I took the opportunity, while they were playing, to explore the surroundings and while not paying much attention to their sets, it must be noted that, while perusing the overpriced merch-tent or the over-priced watermelon stand or the over-priced water dispensary, on more than one occasion I found myself nodding along appreciatively to Corby and Blasko.

As the sun set and the temperature dropped, the crowd was really starting to pack in and US folksters Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes truly made the most of their time on stage

with a rollickingly fun set that had more than a few arms flailing in abandon.

The obvious standout was a rousing rendition of their hit ‘Home’ which had the crowd singing along with glee.

Next it was the main attraction – Mumford and Sons – and the UK quartet certainly didn’t disappoint with a brilliant set that had the crowd smiling from start to finish. Opening with a new track ‘Lovers Eyes’ the band, under some beautiful lighting, showed why they are so hot right now with a passionate and highly engaging set. Their worldwide smash, ‘Little Lion Man’ almost woke the whole town and their set closer, a phenomenal cover of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ with the Magnetic Zeroes crew, was definitely one for the ages.

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lvis. He was big in the ‘50s.

He was bigger in the ‘60s. He was bloody huge in the ‘70s.

Unfortunately, for fans worldwide, the King shuffled off this mortal coil in 1977, but thankfully for Novocastrian fans, one man is keeping the spirit of the King alive.

The Elvis experience started for Norm Bakker some 24 years ago and he hasn’t looked back since.

Be it a full production extravaganza or an intimate solo performance, Bakker can bring the spirit of

the King.

Make no mistake, Bakker has the finesse and expertise to entertain any audience and the show has taken Bakker to all corners of the globe.

Catch Norm Bakker doing his Elvis thing at the Adamstown Club on Saturday, October 27.

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View By appointment Agent Andrew McGrath 0428 406 442

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Renting checklist: Things to consider before choosing a rental property

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The house has an L-shaped lounge and dining area, with a modern kitchen that has gas appliances and also features a three-way bathroom.

All three bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and there is also a study or a

For Sale: $369,950

potential fourth bedroom.

The property has a 70,000-litre inground saltwater pool, an undercover entertainment area off the back of the house and a second, separate undercover barbeque area overlooking the pool.

For more information, phone listing agent Troy Duncan at First National Lake Macquarie on 4950 8555.

Inspect: By appointment.

rental checklist is a list of items to check in the house or flat that you are considering renting. Sometimes when you look at places, you may forget to check things, so this checklist will help to jog your memory.

Check these features: Yes/No/Not important: • Is the rent within your budget?

• Is the house in good condition?

• Turn on the taps - is the water pressure strong or weak?

• Will you need a laundry?

• Does the bathroom or toilet leak?

• Does the stove/hot water service work?

• Is there a TV aerial and connection to it?

• Any repairs required?

• Are there signs of rats or other pests?

• Is the house near public transport, a school or under a fl ight path?

• Do you need a parking space?

• Is there a garden or lawn? Are you responsible for garden

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maintenance?

Is there a telephone and connection available?

Are there shopping and other necessary facilities nearby?

Is the house secure?

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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.

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

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

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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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Newcastle Ramblers 1st &3rd Mon Charlestown Uniting Church, Milson St, Charlestown. 4943 9196.

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Visit lakemacquariebushwalkers.org or ring 49447502 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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Chorus: Honeysuckle Chorus – 4-part harmony singing. Mon 6.30-9pm “The Place” Charlestown Square Community Centre.

Lesley 0401 393 366.

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Fellowship of Australian Writers: Lake Macquarie last Saturday 2-4pm, Toronto Multipurpose Centre 9 Thorne Street, Toronto. 4977 2956 or 0403 584 449.; Friends of Belmont Birthing: Spring picnic Sunday Oct 21, at King Edward park from 10-2. For enquiries please email friendsofbelmontbirthing@gmail.com.

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Order – Section 31

Order – Section 31

Fixing or Variation of Levels of part Main Road 82 – Newcastle Road in the Newcastle City Council area

Fixing or Variation of Levels of part Main Road 82 – Newcastle Road in the Newcastle City Council area

Roads and Maritime Services, by this Order under section 31 of the Roads Act 1993, fixes or varies the levels of the part of Main Road No. 82 – Newcastle Road at the intersection of Newcastle Road and Lake Road, Wallsend, as shown on Roads and Maritime Services plan No. 0082.325.RC6143.

Roads and Maritime Services, by this Order under section 31 of the Roads Act 1993, fixes or varies the levels of the part of Main Road No. 82 – Newcastle Road between Croudace Road and Arthur Street, Lambton, as shown on Roads and Maritime Services plan No. 0082.325.

RC.6131.

RUSSELL GEOFFREY DRURY Manager Property Services Roads and Maritime Services 59 Darby Street NEWCASTLE NSW 2300

RUSSELL GEOFFREY DRURY Manager Property Services Roads and Maritime Services 59 Darby Street NEWCASTLE NSW 2300

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CORNER POST with Josh Mitchell from the Newcastle Jets

S

o this was the first F3 Derby of the season. Did it feel as feisty as it looked?

Yeah, it was a feisty game - very aggressive, very fast-paced and a very intense one to play, that’s for sure.

It was obviously great to come away with the win from such a game.

Gary Van Egmond said the team always looks like they’ve got goals in them now. It must be good to look up and see a number of options for passing – e.g. into Heskey’s feet or wide for Craig Goodwin or James Virgili?

During the pre-season we struggled with our options in the front third and Emile Heskey has played a big part in our improvement in that area. The players around Emile are benefitting from his presence and experience up front. It certainly is pleasing to see and exciting for our members and supporters to watch.

Speaking of Virgili, it must be a dream come true for him – not long out of school and laying on a goal for Heskey? Tell us a little bit about him.

He’s one of the quieter players in the team. He’s only twenty, a local lad, a really nice guy and someone that all the boys have a lot of time for and are really pleased that he’s played so well in these now he’s been given his chance in the starting XI.

You seem to be forming a good understanding of your centre back partner, Tiago Calvano.

Tiago’s a quality player. He’s played in some of the biggest leagues in the world, has plenty of experience and is very calm under pressure, which always makes it easier for me. We’ve started off quite well I think, and hopefully we can keep improving and provide a solid foundation for the boys.

Can you give your thoughts on the Mariners ‘equaliser’ that was disallowed for offside at the end of injury time?

When it fi rst happened I thought he was offside because I was very close to Zwaanswijk who scored the goal. I stepped up and left him in an offside position. You never know, but I was glad to turn around and see the flag up.

The Jets face Melbourne Victory on Friday night. They bounced back from a horror start with a win over the previously undefeated Adelaide.

How will you approach the game?

We will approach the game like any other game – we want to win and get the three points. We want to put a lot of pressure on them and play good football as well as try and score some quality goals.

We hope to have a big crowd at Hunter Stadium cheering us on, just like our other games this season.

Got a question you want us to ask Josh Mitchell?

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Jets take flight: Newcastle triumphs in local derby STEPHEN BISSET

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early in the second half until a piece of individual brilliance from James Virgili.

Virgili eased past Josh Rose on the right wing before getting around Patrick Zwaanswijk inside the penalty box and the 20-year-old played a perfect cut-back pass to Emile Heskey, who tapped the ball in to make it 2-0 in the 61st minute.

The Mariners clawed one back ten minutes later thanks to Bernie Ibini and had the Jets faithful’s hearts in their throats when Zwaanswijk found the back of the net in extra time but much to the chagrin of the Mariners, the goal was ruled offside.

The Post has 5 double passes to the Jets v Melbourne Victory match at Hunter Stadium this Friday night to give away. To enter, email your name and contact details to editorial@newcastlepost.com.au with ‘Jets’ in the subject line by 5pm, October 25. Winners will be notified.

he Newcastle Jets took home the F3 derby spoils in a thrilling, albeit controversial 2-1 win over the Central Coast Mariners at Hunter Stadium on Saturday night.

Much like their performance against Sydney last weekend, the Jets got the match off to a flying start thanks to a Ryan Griffiths penalty in the fi fth minute.

The penalty came about after James Virgili crossed a ball into the box that found striker Emile Heskey, who was brought to the ground by Mariners defender, Michael McGlinchy.

The Mariners almost found themselves back on terms in the 18th minute after a well-placed corner found Trent Sainsbury, who directed a powerful header toward goal only to be met by Mark Birighitti, who pulled off a onehanded over the bar.

With barely time for a breather, Birighitti was put under pressure four minutes later, coming off his line to stop a shot from Mariners attacking midfielder, Tom Rogic.

The Jets then managed to withstand a Mariners onslaught to keep the score-line 1-0 at half time.

Jets players celebrate their win over the Mariners It was an even affair

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by Ken Clifford, CEO On the right track The Hunter Academy of Sport track and field talent development squad continued its programme of activities with a training day at the Forum at the University of Newcastle last Sunday and has a training day at the Hunter Sports Centre on November 18.

Many of the members of this outstanding squad have competed successfully at recent major school championships and will be hoping to carry their good early season form forward to the various upcoming national events.

The athletes in this Hunter Academy squad are Kayley Alsford (Medowie), Stephanie Bain (East Maitland), Matilda Barrass (Lovedale), Tim Bowman (New Lambton), Liam Carney (Wingham), Brooke Coggins (Gwandalan), Dean Colligan (Fletcher), Emily Coppins (Thornton), Caitlin Delaney (Berkeley Vale), Rhys Donkin (Thornton), Jake Ellis (Bonnells Bay), Carl Gibbons (Wangi

Wangi), Tom Gilbert (Mitchells Island), Trent Halton (Cameron Park), Aiden Hampton (Wallsend), Luke Haworth (Charlestown), Megan Isbester (Gunnedah), Daniel Mazzantini (Cardiff ), Brodie McCann (Wallabi Point), Callen Meir (Holmsville), Joshua Millford (Woodrising), Eric Morley (Lochinvar), Georgia Rowan (Wallsend), Katie Smee (Thornton), Sjoin Stephens (Munmorah), Emma Stokes (Forster), Laura Stokes (Forster), Lucas Sullivan (Wingham), Chelsea Tressider (Black Hill), James Turner (Diamond Beach), Rigby Vane-Wood (Paterson), Mitchell Wallace (Salamander Bay), Chloe Walters (Blacksmiths), Melissa Ward (Wangi Wangi), Grace Weir (Belmont).

Any questions about the present 2012 track and field program or next year’s program should be directed to the Hunter Academy of Sport Office on 49264892.

all academy matters: hunteracademy.org.au

Leaping ahead Local AFL player wins Stynes scholarship ELLY GLENDENNING

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The scholarship will give him the opportunity to attend university.

But fi rst he hopes to play for the Swans or in Melbourne.

The Stynes scholarships are awarded to disadvantaged athletes.

The AFL will contribute $150,000 annually to the scholarship, with funding also coming from the Federal Government.

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lack Hills’ Isaac Heeney is now one step closer to fulfi lling his dream of playing professional AFL after being awarded the Jim Stynes Achievement Scholarship.

A member of Cardiff Football Club’s premier team, Heeney was one of eleven young football stars recognised to carry on the legacy of the late Jim Stynes.

The eleven recipients were chosen to honour Stynes’ original jersey number and were selected by a panel consisting of the AFL, the Reach Foundation and Jim’s wife, Sam Stynes.

A member of the Sydney Swans Academy and the NSW/ACT state squad, Heeney’s relationship with AFL is simple.

“I love it and I want to pursue my dream,” he said.

Heeney also said he feels grateful to have received the scholarship and already has plans for it.

“I’d like it to help me fi nancially…mainly travel, food, schooling and uni,” he said.

Living on a farm and being surrounded by animals led Heeney to dream of becoming a vet as well as a professional Black Hills AFL player, Isaac Heeney athlete.

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Rollers ready to rumble Plenty of fast-paced action is expected at Saturday’s Roller Derby event ELLY GLENDENNING

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here will be sweat, bruises and fastpaced action at the Newcastle Roller Derby League’s Trans Tasman Spring Flinger on October 27.

The double header will be held at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre and is a chance to support local teams and see popular skaters Godjilla Sold Separately, Dangerass and Susy Pow. The fi rst bout will see the NRDL Star Riots go up against the Central Coast Roller Girls, with the half time crowd to be entertained by band DV8 before watching Newcastle’s representative squad, the Dockyard Dames, take on international visitors, the Auckland Roller Derby League.

By day, these women are office workers, nurses, or in the case of Dockyard Dames Captain, Dangerass, a photographer for Enigma Advertising.

By night, they go by their quirky aliases and don skates to battle in an arena where bruises are inevitable.

New skater, Snow Wicked, said that visitors to the Spring Flinger can expect “hard hits and amazing skaters with skills that will blow your mind”. “[Roller Derby] builds a great community…we want to inspire people

Local and international teams will do battle this weekend. CREDIT: Nick Sullivan

to become part of that community,” she explained.

One of the few women’s contact sports,

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