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eith Reid, a resident of the Domain Macquarie Place nursing home in Cameron Park, chose a very unusual way to celebrate his 90th birthday. Cheered on by family, friends, staff and residents from the nursing home, he completed a record-breaking tandem skydive over Maitland.

The World War Two veteran became Australia’s oldest skydiver with a dive from 14,000 feet which included a minute’s freefall before he parachuted to the ground.

Not only had he never previously tried skydiving, but he hadn’t even set foot inside an aeroplane! “When I told my son I wanted to skydive for my 90th he thought I was crazy,” said Keith. “But I knew that this would be the perfect way to celebrate such a momentous birthday.”

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Why do we need political parties involved at a local government level?

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et me make it clear that this is not a criticism of the councillors in our area – Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Cessnock. The people elected in these local government areas are all decent, honest people.

They make themselves readily available and reporters at this newspaper have no trouble gaining access to them when seeking comment on various issues.

But in every electorate at every council meeting we see the major political parties banding together when voting on issues. Their views seemingly shaped by what their colleagues up the line at state and federal have deemed as policy.

Of course there is a need for political parties at state and national level, where a successful government needs a unified team working with consistency across the whole area they cover.

I realise that you would still have disagreements and differing points of view if every councillor was an independent and no doubt unofficial alliances would be formed, but you

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Getting back on our feet State and Federal Governments offer raft of bushfire assistance Paul Monforte

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s the clean-up from the recent bushfires continues, affected residents are reminded of the availability of federal government financial assistance.

The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) is available to assist people who have been adversely affected by the bushfires in New South Wales that began on October 9.

The Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) provides assistance for employees, small business persons and farmers who experience a loss of income as a direct result of the NSW Bushfires October 2013.

Eligible Port Stephens residents have until April 18, 2014 to make their claim, while those Lake Macquarie have until April 21, 2014.

Further information is available from the Department of Human Services on 180 22 66 or at www.humanservices.gov.au Meanwhile, NSW premier Barry O’Farrell said the state government will offer practical assistance to residents and businesses affected by the bushfire crisis by refunding registration charges for destroyed vehicles and waving fees to replace drivers licences and other lost documents.

“People who have lost their homes and vehicles in this bush fire crisis have enough on their minds without having to worry about vehicle registration charges and the cost of replacing essential government

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documents,” Mr O’Farrell said.

“To help families and businesses, the owner of a vehicle will receive a pro-rata refund on registration fees if the vehicle was destroyed in the bush fires,” he said.

“The NSW Government will also replace a driver licence or vehicle registration papers free-of-charge if they were destroyed in the fires.

“There will also be no charge for people

who need to replace birth, marriage and change-of-name certificates.

“At times like this, it is crucial the NSW Government assists people wherever we can – and that’s exactly what we’re doing.

“This step comes after we waived the waste levy for people taking bush fire waste to the tip.

“We also announced that Sydney Water and Hunter Water customers would not be

charged for the extra water used to defend their homes during the bush fire crisis.

“People seeking help with the bush fires can also call the new Service NSW 24/7 telephone service on 13 77 88.

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The time has come to get my legs into action

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ake a minute to hoist up your skirts or drop your daks and have a long hard look at your legs. If you’ve got two of them, what do you do with them? Obviously transport they afford us the cheapest option going.

They allow you to drive, dance, play sport and, right now given how hot it’s been, they are at their absolute best dangling in the water off a pier or in a pool forcing our body temperatures down.

Legs have enjoyed being one of the most sung about body parts as well. Off the top of my head I can easily name dedications from some of the biggest names in rock royalty; Queen, ZZ Top, Rod Stewart, Van Halen, ACDC and John Mellencamp have all, at some point in their careers been sitting there, maybe even cross-legged, going ‘what the heck can I write about now?” and then BAM .. another song about legs was birthed.

(Bonus points if you can name each artists’ leg song) Legs are a star body part but there are two different camps our legs fall into.

There’s legs who like to run and there’s the other mob. My mob! The ‘legs are for preventing my bottom dragging on the ground’ brigade.

Sadly though, my mob of non-runners is being overtaken at lightening pace by this new breed of people - the fun runners. Men, women and kids of all ages are lacing themselves into fluoro footwear and sweating themselves silly.

without something on offer for our fastfooted friends. There’s Hill to Harbour, Wollombi Wild Ride, Port Stephens Summer Runs. In fact, add in Park Run the free, 5k weekly timed runs operating all over and we are an exhausted bunch.

Granted there are worse things people could be doing with their time like sitting sedentary, stuffing themselves stupid with coffee and cake but enough about me, I want you runners to know just how harmful to your health running can be.

Why, just last year when I signed on for the weekly Newcastle Cross Country events at Blackbutt, I ran straight through a bull ant nest and ended up with ants where no creature had ever ventured; neither man nor doctor!!

That said, truth be told, quite simply I am jealous. I want to want to run because the title suggests it’s fun. So here’s my pledge. Instead of playing dress-ups in running clobber I might actually get them a little sweat soaked. Who knows?

I might even enjoy it or at least have to be resuscitated by someone cute who does.

Cheers Tanya

Just last week 1000 odd people, and I do mean odd because it was a scorching day, competed in the Fernleigh 15. The brainchild of star runner Scott Westcott, the Fernleigh 15 is now well and truly

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he new look Laman Street officially opened to the public on Friday afternoon more than a year and a half after arborists controversially removed 14 Hills figs that had stood in the Civic street since the 1930s.

The $2.2 million project included the relocation of utilities, reconstruction of the

roadway and the creation of a shared plaza, which Council says will be used to host markets and other cultural events.

Newcastle City Council general manager, Ken Gouldthorp, said the design of the project was specifically tailored to provide room for newly-planted fig trees to flourish.

“The state of the art design and construction has been completed to accommodate very large trees in the public domain including water sensitive urban

design components including porous paving that will direct storm water into the area around tree roots,” Mr Gouldthorp said in a statement.

“When fully grown, the 12 new Hills figs will provide similar canopy as removed trees with design life of 70 to 100 years.”

Mr Gouldthorp said the shared plaza would also provide better access to Newcastle Art Gallery and Newcastle Region Library.

Caity Raschke, from local protest group Save Our Figs, said Newcastle City Council had destroyed a beautiful streetscape with “an expanse of concrete.”

“In my opinion the whole thing has been about relocating water mains and electricity, it was never about the community,” Dr Raschke said.

“It’s a waste of money and it will be 40 years before it looks any good.”

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“This week we expected to be assisting Australian Red Cross to raise awareness of the importance of preparation through Disaster Preparedness Week.

We did not expect to be responding to the immediate needs created by the New South Wales’ bushfire crisis” First

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“People across New South Wales are suffering untold losses including their homes, pets, livestock, sentimental and personal effects, and in some cases, their livelihoods as well”.

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Students also take part in sustainable

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St Mary’s High School at Gateshead took out top honours in the high school category for its ongoing efforts in rehabilitating the school grounds, nearby Kennedy Creek and Redhead dunes. Lake Macquarie City Council sustainability manager, Alice Howe, said she was impressed with the high standard and number of entries received.

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he former head of Newcastle City Council’s own youth venue, the Loft, has hit out at Council, delivering a scathing review of its management style at a community meeting held at Town Hall last week.

Speaking to a packed room of more than 200 ratepayers frustrated over recent cuts to services across the city, former Loft coordinator, Barney Langford, slammed Council’s handling of the closure of the popular youth space last month.

“The decision by the executive leadership team to include the Loft in identified services to cease was made without any consultation with staff, with users of the services, with the parents of the users, or with the Loft’s community partners,” Mr Langford claimed.

“There was no cost-benefit analysis undertaken to determine the quadruple bottom line value of the service.

“There was no attempt to consult with staff to determine any alternative mode of operation to address financial concerns.”

He also criticised Council on reneging on its commitment to provide a centralised facility for local youth, as outlined in its Commitment to the Young People of Newcastle policy, adopted in April 1997.

“Fellow citizens, the barbarians are inside the gates,” he said.

A resolution was passed during the

Newcastle City Council’s youth venue, The Loft

meeting that condemned Council’s decision to reduce the operating hours of the Beresfield Swimming Centre, reduce the coverage of Council’s professional lifeguard service, close the Loft, and axe the art gallery director position.

Community members also resolved to advise NSW Premier, Barry O’Farrell of

their “profound concern” over Council’s use of confidential sessions to prevent public discussion on budget cutbacks.

Barney Langford abstained from voting on the resolution.

The Post approached Newcastle City Council for comment on this story but they did not respond before deadline.

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Minister for Transport, Gladys Berejiklian, said evidence gathered through the tender would help inform key decisions at each of the three key stages, the first of which involves assessing where the light rail will operate. $10 million was set aside in the last State budget to explore the potential of linking the CBD to surrounding suburbs and beaches via the light rail and Broadmeadow, Hamilton and Wickham are currently being explored as possible starting points for the service.

The State Government has previously expressed intentions to utilise the existing heavy corridor, however, Newcastle Lord Mayor, Jeff McCloy, has indicated he would like to see the line run up Hunter Street.

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s the temperature soared past 36 degrees last week and Hunter residents sweltered while bushfires raged across the region, Beresfield Swimming Centre remained closed.

One of many local services on the chopping block as part of Newcastle City Council’s penny-pinching 2013/2014 budget, the pool finally opened for the summer season on Monday, a full five weeks after the season began at the Mayfield, Stockton and Wallsend Swimming Centres and more than two months after Lambton pool.

Beresfield Swimming Club president, Greg Skinner, told the Post that despite Newcastle City Council agreeing to

open the pool for the swimming club on Friday evenings throughout October, the shortened season has had an enormous impact on the club.

“It’s a little early to tell what the impact will be on our season but in terms of overall club numbers we are about half of what we were last year,” he said. “[Opening on Friday’s] has been good to allow our competition to go ahead but we haven’t been able to train. We’re still accepting registrations so hopefully it picks up.”

Mr Skinner said the Council needed to engage with the community to find a solution that saved money and but also ensured that residents had access to the pool throughout warmer months. “I think there would be a lot of anger from residents in the first instance but there are a number of solutions that would satisfy both parties.”

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Almost 1km of shared pathway along with a dedicated cycleway has been installed so there is enough room for pedestrians and cyclists to make their way to the beach, but also to ensure traffic still flows easily including public buses.

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During the recovery process, it’s important that we continue to demonstrate that community spirit and look out for each other, particularly those who live or have friends and family in the fire-affected areas of our City.

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Council last week approved changes to Shortland Esplanade so that traffic will now flow south one way from Nobbys Beach to Zaara Street and will allow work to begin on the northern link of the 6km Bathers Way shared pathway.

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his year may have seen the greatest change in their unrivalled 20-year run at the top of the children’s entertainment tree in Australia, but the Wiggles show no sign of slowing down.

Having just returned from an eight week stint in North America, which saw the foursome play to sold out crowds, the group are getting ready to get back on the road throughout December.

New Wiggle, Simon Pryce, told the Post how he was settling into life in the red skivvy and how fans were getting used to seeing new faces on stage.

“It’s been really positive actually, the kids have been really good about it.

“The children are quite happy – they actually see the change as something fun to do, learning new names and new characters and things so they have kind of embraced it.

“A lot of girls come dressed up as Emma with bows in their hair and little yellow shirts and black dresses and bows on their shoes, it’s really lovely,” he said.

Anthony, Emma, Lachlan and Simon will visit Newcastle this December, bringing their ‘Ready, Steady, Wiggle’ tour to Newcastle Entertainment Centre on Thursday, December 19.

Mr Pryce said the show will feature festive favourites like, ‘Go Santa Go’ and ‘Here Come the Reindeer’, just in time for Christmas, as well as Wiggles classics like ‘Fruit Salad’, ‘Hot Potato’ and ‘Rocka-bye Your Bear.’

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Our Tuesday night special is chicken schnitzel for $12.50 with your choice of ten different toppings and also includes salad.

Tickets are on sale for our Melbourne Cup lunch

on November 2. The cost is $25 for a smorgasbord luncheon, including sweets, fashion parade and live entertainment from Rebel Rousers.

The Monster Meat raffle is on Fridays from 5.30pm with the spin for cash and live entertainment.

The variety raffles are held on Sundays from noon.

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he Raymond Terrace Four Wheel Drive Club Inc. was founded in 1985 to foster and promote four wheel driving. The aim of the club is to make four wheel driving enjoyable for any person with any type of 4WD. The club caters for all levels of experience. If you’re new to this activity, you will have the opportunity to learn the skills of driving off-road with the

security of travelling in a group, while the more experienced drivers will have the opportunity to test their skills and share their knowledge with other club members. We also have bush and beach awareness days where members are shown basic-to-advanced skills and techniques that will add to the safety and enjoyment of four wheel driving.

We meet the last Tuesday of every month at Hexham Bowling Club at 7:30pm (except December.)

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Poppy’s Garden Centre is an Award-winning and accredited Garden Centre of Excellence.

The family owned business has been operating on Oakdale Road, Gateshead since 2006.

Poppy’s Garden Centre prides itself on its friendly personal service and guidance. All staff are fully qualified and here to inspire and help you in designing your dream garden or outdoor room.

Think of Poppy’s Garden Centre as your place for inspiration!

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tockton Bowling Club is now running a courtesy bus to & from the Bowlo on a trial over the summer period. It will run initially on Friday & Sunday The first pick up will be approx. 5pm at The Cove/Seaside, 5.10pm Bayway and then to the Club. There will be a few runs between 5-6pm with a trip an hour up and back.

Last bus to Bayway/Cove/Seaside at 10.45pm Sunday will start at 3.30pm at The Cove/Seaside and then Bayway and to the Club with several

runs until last bus 9.15pm leaving the Club.

Call the Club to register your name for collection (4920 1999), and then register for a lift home once here.

It is now even easier to enjoy ‘Your Host on the Coast’ and all the great entertainment on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons, the great food in L&J Bistro and of course, the fantastic views.

Why not come and pay the Bowlo a visit?

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End of school just the beginning

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new era is entered when the pen is put down at the end of the last Higher School Certificate exam.

Ahead are the choices for the future; find a job – or a career – tertiary studies or a gap year?

Or perhaps the direction is known and now it’s time to embark on the chosen course.

If a job is first option, a place to start is with the Positions Vacant column in this newspaper.

There, a selection of jobs from the JobsInTheHunter.com.au website is shown and the web site itself has hundreds more.

Employment is a fluid market, so it’s a good idea to regularly check the page and the site – you never know when the job just for you is going to be there.

Whether it’s a job to make some pocket money until the start of tertiary studies or an apprenticeship, or if it’s a career in commerce or industry in the Hunter Region, there is the widest jobs market on the website through which to research and select.

To research other options for the working future, the website www. myfuture.edu.au has guidance to further

study and apprenticeships, and ways to start a career in the workplace.

There are links to other sites where advice can be found on what are the hot jobs for the future, statistical data on the workforce and the increasingly popular path to a career, learn-while-you-earn options.

There is a download in various languages for parents who want to help guide career choices for their HSC graduate.

Important to bear in mind is that fact that, these days, the career you first embark on is unlikely to be the one you retire from.

It’s common these days to change jobs and even to change careers as the working landscape changes and new work and training opportunities emerge.

Remember also that new types of jobs are being created through technology and the changing demands of consumers.

Increasingly, we are moving from a manufacturing-based economy and workforce to one that is service based, although technical skills are certain to have a sound future.

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Toronto District Leader Kirstyn Taylor said, apart from her own district, leaders were in very short supply in Redhead and Warners Bay. Leadership training is conducted over one weekend, with Girl Guides able to cover the cost. A current first aid certificate is also required, and that is also funded by the Guides.

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hen 13-year-old, Josh Caruso passed away unexpectedly on his way to school one Tuesday morning in August, his sudden death sent shockwaves through the Hunter region.

Five-eighth with the Valentine-Eleebana rugby league club and a representative player with Wallsend Touch, no one would have expected that the St Mary’s High School student’s life would be cut short by undiagnosed congenital heart disease.

An ex-student of St Francis Xavier’s Primary School at Belmont, the teen’s death had a huge impact on his former school.

“Josh had been with us for seven years – he had been part of our school, part of

our community and was only gone for a very short time before his death so it had a powerful impact on the children, staff and families,” St Francis Xavier’s Primary School principal, Louise Outram said. “We were moved by that tragedy and not having been touched by any children with heart disease before, the children and parents felt very strongly that they wanted to do something tangible.”

On Friday, students, teachers and parents donned red clothing and walked the Fernleigh Track to raise money for Heart Kids, an organisation improving the lives of sufferers of childhood heart disease and raising money for research. “We thought if we could do a fundraiser for Heart Kids in Josh’s memory that would be a really powerful thing, not just to raise money but as an educational tool.” Miss Outram said the school hoped to raise around $2000.

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ven if you aren’t close enough to fires to be in immediate danger from the flames, everyone should still be aware of the dangers from the smoke.

As I was driving through the smoke recently I saw a man running along the side of the road. Far from looking like he was running for his life in some emergency, he was all dressed up in jogging gear with his water bottle belt and headband on. I’m all for exercise but there is a time and a place.

Each breath full of smoke you suck into your lungs is bringing in a lot of junk your body doesn’t want. To go out into it and purposefully increase your breathing rate is just silly.

Doctors are urging people to stay indoors as much as possible and avoid exercising outside as heavy smoke rises above bushfire-hit NSW. More than 200 homes have been lost in fires west of Sydney.

NSW Health says many areas in the state are experiencing poor to very poor air quality, even hundreds of kilometres away from the fires.

The Australian Medical Association’s NSW president, Brian Owler, says heavy exercise should be avoided.

“The last thing you want to do is to go out for a jog when you’re breathing in such heavy pollution,” he said.

Professor Wayne Smith from NSW Health urged asthma sufferers to follow their asthma action plan.

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woman’s spring/summer wardrobe should not be complete without a tailored button-up white shirt; the staple item for the season.

To work: Building your daily office outfit around a white shirt is simple and there are hundreds of ways you can do it. If you choose to wear a pencil skirt, wear your tailored shirt over the top, without tucking it in and fasten a belt around your waist. This will accentuate your figure and gives an edge to the classic ‘office uniform’. Wear simple jewellery, a watch, a stand out pair of heels and pull your hair into a low bun.

To the shops: I love to wear a white shirt to the shops, especially when trying on clothes because it is easy to take on and off and will go with anything you wish to try on. Wear with your favourite jeans or denim shorts for a casual look and use minimal makeup and accessories.

To the movies: How you wear your shirt to the movies depends on who you are going with but for me, the movies is generally a casual experience. I would wear my shirt tucked in to a pair of jeans, with a belt or tucked in to a pretty skirt. If I wanted to dress up my outfit I would add a long necklace.

To dinner: Whether you wear your shirt with a skirt or pants, the important things to remember for a dinner date are the accessories. Heels, a clutch and classy accessories – I would wear my hair up with statement earrings and some silver or gold cuffs on my wrists.

To the beach: Wear your white shirt unbuttoned and thrown over a pair of swimmers or a maxi dress; this way it is easy to pull off so that you can play in the waves.

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

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or people with diabetes, having one chronic medical condition is usually quite enough of a challenge. When they’re told they are also more likely to develop another potentially serious disease, maintaining a reasonably bright outlook on life could become even more of a struggle.

People with diabetes are three to four times more likely to develop cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) disease – including heart attack and stroke. It seems if you have diabetes the fats (cholesterol and triglycerides) in your blood behave a bit differently.

The “bad cholesterol” is really bad; it’s thicker and more likely to block the blood vessels. So good diabetes management means effectively managing cholesterol levels and blood pressure, as well.

Now, to add further insult to injury, we learn that people with diabetes have an increased risk of depression. Depression is pretty common in the community anyway. Statistics vary, but it’s generally accepted that approximately one in five people will experience depression at some time in their adult life; and research shows that having diabetes could double the risk. How depressing is that?

Of course, having clinical depression is not the same as feeling sad just now and again. We all get like that from time to time. If you feel miserable all or most of the time, if you’ve lost interest and enjoyment in life, if you have problems sleeping or if you’re always feeling tired, you definitely need to check with your doctor because depression can be treated.

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ver the course of the last week my Engineers Without Borders Dialogues on Development study tour has taken me from the dry banks of the Nebine Creek at Murra Murra Station in South East QLD, through the townships of Bourke, Brewarrina and Broken Hill in NSW through to Mildura VIC and Murray Bridge in SA. Along the way we have met with traditional owners, environmental and industry experts and government officials. Writing this column I’m sitting overlooking the stunning vistas of the Coorong, the series of fresh and saltwater lagoons that form the Murray’s delta with the Southern Ocean.

During the last two weeks I have learnt a great deal about the significance of culture and of the incredible diversity and resilience of Aboriginal Australia.

Conversations with Elders have also revealed detail on social and environmental issues facing their communities, ranging from imminent environmental destruction to dealing with issues related to high rates of unemployment.

Overwhelmingly however the key lesson I have learned is the value of quality consultation. Whilst consultation seems to be the buzz word of the moment thrown freely around by both the government and private sectors, quality consultation is much rarer.

In order for consultation to be effective, meaningful relationships between communities need to be formed and knowledge shared. The Dialogues tour I’ve engaged in focuses directly on this, the two-way sharing of information. Projects that do this effectively are much more effective, more trusted by the community and ultimately more successful.

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alloween is a perfect example of how an ancient celebration can be used by schools and families to increase learning and have fun at the same time.

Halloween is not a traditional American festival but has its origins in northern Europe going back 1000’s of years. It is similar to the ancient ‘Day of the Dead’ festival in Mexico and multiple other celebrations from around the world. It was the original Pagan Celtic New Year, Samhain although like Christmas and Easter, it was adopted by the Christian church..

People dress up (guising), have games and eat particular foods. All of these can be part of learning with Drama, PDHPE, Food Science as well as religion and ethics.

Guising is part of All Saints Day, though evidence suggests that it was practiced by thousands of years ago in Scotland. Early Christians wore masks (guises) to allow themselves to be unrecognised by the spirits of the dead. By dressing up and using drama, children can explore their fears in a fun and relaxed way. Telling ghost stories and playing games makes monsters and death things that aren’t scary anymore.

Souling forms the basis for ‘Trick or Treating’. The poor would go to houses asking for soul-cakes, a biscuit food. The wealthy would exchange these foods for prayers for their dead relatives. By safely having fun we can socially interact with our community and think about others.

Through enjoying Halloween, and the real history of it, we can learn and have fun. Have a safe, happy Halloween.

David Roy is a writer and lecturer in Education at the University of Newcastle and was a practising teacher for 17 years.

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ontinuing our conversation with Tarnya Davis of NewPsych: What are 3 things that you did successfully to put your practice on the map?

1. Look after my clients really well 2. Look after my referrers really well 3. Attract really amazing and talented people to work with me Any tips on how to attract and keep key staff members?

Be compassionate and respectful. Try to encourage people’s creativity and sense of self-worth and the value in what they do. Show them you value what they do.

Luckily we are a practice where we all are passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives.

What initiatives did you take to minimise risk and what assistance was available?

I was mindful of not having all my eggs in one basket. Not relying on one source of income, as funding and rebates for psychological services can change quickly with the whim of a government.

What tips for success would you suggest to other small business owners, new and existing?

Work hard, don’t give up too easily but also know when to change tack. Be flexible and resilient. Expect and accept mistakes.

We all make them, but resilient people and resilient organisations learn from them.

How did you successfully identify your market?

Feedback from others like my patient accountant Craig Toyne as well as input from the women in a business mentoring course really helped. I came to realise I couldn’t be all things to all people. We decided not to aim to be the biggest, but to try to be the best at what we do.

What is the single most successful tool you used to attract your ideal client?

A good reputation and communicating a clear message - we all have ups and downs, and what the psychologists at NewPsych offer can really make a difference.

What has been the biggest personal challenge for you?

Juggling work and family. I had four children in quick succession, including twins and it was difficult to leave work at work and difficult to work when there was so much happening with the kids. I’m still not on top of that one, and have accepted it is what it is.

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The Greater Building Society has arranged the session to be run by expert financial planners from its partner Bridges Financial Planning.

My business banking team colleagues report that many small business people in particular are often so busy working on their business they neglect their superannuation and planning for their retirement.

You don’t have to be a Greater customer to attend the session. You’ll also have the opportunity to book a complimentary appointment with a Bridges financial planner, normally valued at $330.

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The survey also shows Australians have a preference for short-term saving, and underestimate the cost of living in later life. More than half (53%) prioritise saving for a holiday over retirement. On average they think they’ll need just 66 per cent of their working life income to be comfortable in retirement - the lowest of all countries surveyed.

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iven all of the lacklustre reviews that this highly anticipated film received when it hit cinemas, I was expecting this latest outing from the Pirates of the Carribbean pair of director Gore Verbinsky and actor Johnny Depp, to be somewhat of a turkey. How wrong I was.

This is a thoroughly engaging western romp with a refreshing seam of subtle comedy running through it, thanks mostly to a brilliant performance from Depp as the ubiquitous Tonto.

In the 1930s, an elderly Tonto tells a young boy the tale of John Reid, the Lone Ranger (Armie Hammer). He rides with his brother and fellow Texas Rangers in pursuit of the notorious Butch Cavendish. Ambushed by the outlaw and left for dead, he is rescued by Tonto, before becoming a reluctant masked rider pursuing the criminal against all odds.

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n this reviewer’s humble opinion, outside of the Kinks’ Ray Davies, Paul Simon is in possession of one of the most nuanced turns of phrase in modern popular music and this retrospective rams that point home, and then some.

This collection charts Simon’s long and eclectic career, from his days with Simon and Garfunkel through to his diverse solo recordings where he dabbled in pop-rock while incorporating many world music influences from reggae and gospel to traditional African rhythms.

It is the first half of this collection that is the real winner, with the Simon and Garfunkel tracks, ‘The Boxer’, and ‘The Only Living Boy in New York’ being standouts. That’s not to say that the solo section is anything less with such classics as ’50 Ways to Leave Your Lover’’, ‘Mother and Child Reunion’, and ‘You Can Call Me Al’ getting an airing.

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Al Pacino gives a bravura performance as Carlito Brigante – a former heroin trafficker and hitman for the Puerto Rican mob who, after being released from jail on a technicality,

ollowing the release of 1998’s ‘In The Aeroplane Over The Sea’ and subsequent support tour, legendary US indie cult band ‘Neutral Milk Hotel’ went on hiatus. Aside from a 2001 live album, a 2002 album of Bulgarian music and a handful of live appearances, Jeff Mangum became indie rock’s resident recluse for over a decade.

The band is noted for its experimental sound, obscure lyrics and eclectic instrumentation. For the first time ever, Neutral Milk Hotel will be performing shows in Australia.

Joining Neutral Milk Hotel will be the Portland, Oregon troubadour M. Ward.

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vows to go straight – focussing on his dream of buying into a car rental business in Florida. To that end, he takes a job running a nightclub but soon finds that he is unable to escape his violent past.

Sean Penn is also electric as Brigante’s coked-up lawyer David Kleinfeld and Penelope Ann Miller conjures up a fair amount of chemistry with her on-screen love interest, Pacino.

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ince first bursting onto the scene as the frontwoman for ‘80s funk-poppers I’m Talking in the early 80s, Kate Ceberano has never been one to shy away from a musical challenge.

Post I’m Talking, the singer has tackled various genres including pop, jazz and soul as well as various forays into theatre (‘Jesus Christ Superstar’) and film (‘Dust Off The Wings’).

Now, almost 30 years since the release of I’m Talking’s first EP, Ceberano’s musical curiosity is still alive and well, as evidenced on her latest long player and first album of new material in more than a decade, ‘Kensal Road’.

‘Kensal Road’ is a refreshingly organic album, that is awash with lush harmonisation and lashings of ukulele, mandolin and guitar that belies her Aussie pop princess tag.

Ceberano will be in town this weekend to give Novocastrians an up close and personal taste of ‘Kensal Road’and she said that that the prospect of visiting regional centres was an enticing one.

“I haven’t really done a full regional tour in so long – being a parent can make things like that difficult, but I’m just so excited to be getting out there with the new album – it’s going to be a great show.”

Ceberano, who recorded the album

in the UK with producer James Bryan (Nelly Furtado, Lisa Marie Presley) said that her latest album could be her most truthful yet and that she was eternally grateful to her label, Sony, for allowing her to spread her creative wings even more.

“Yeah we really wanted to capture a very raw and unaffected vibe on the album which I really hope shines through,” she said.

“I also really wanted to make the most truthful album that I could I mean, there is great power in truth but if there is no one on the other end to hear it, what’s the point? Which is why I am so greatful to everyone at Sony for supporting me in this – they’ve been wonderful.

So, after so many years in the business and with such hits as ‘Bedroom Eyes’, ‘Pash’ and ‘Every Little Thing’ under her belt, what is it about this music lark that keeps Ceberano so passionate?

“For me live performance is everything – it’s almost inexplicable.

I just couldn;t imagine doing anything else,” she said.

“Also I put a lot of it down to good fortune – I mean, I came from what was essentially an avant garde disco band that flew in the face of pretty much everything that was going on at the time and I feel very fortunate that I’m still doing it all these years later.”

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t has taken a fair amount of cajoling and more than a decade, but seminal Newcastle hardcore band Found My Direction are back, for two special shows at the Cambridge Hotel this weekend.

TE sat down with founding members Drew Charnock (vocals) and Nigel Delfs (guitar) and the pair said the idea for the reunion came about quite organically.

“We had been asked for years and there was really no interest at the time,” Charnock said.

“Anyway, we had done a ‘Looking Back’ thing for Rest Assured zine that sort of sparked a little bit of interest and people started asking again – the time was right and that was it.”

Forming in Maitland in 1997, Found My Direction quickly rose through the ranks of the burgeoning Newcastle hardcore scene to become one of the most revered bands in the Aussie scene, thanks in no small part to a blistering 7”, ‘Before Their Time’ (regarded in some circles as the best Aussie hardcore release ever) and two full lengths, ‘Burn All White Flags’, and ‘The Path Remains’.

While Delfs and Charnock said they were both looking forward to hitting the stage again, the humble pair said they were unsure as to any influence the band has exerted on the scene.

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“I look at FMD now and it’s quite obvious what our influences were so it’s hard to see us as influencing other bands,” Delfs said “If you want to hear the better version of FMD, get ‘Crime Ridden Society’ by One Life Crew’ and you’ll hear the real deal.”

The pair added that, despite the band being away from stages for 12 years, bunters could expect the same level of intensity at the Cambridge as they exerted back in the day.

“I was pretty passionate about it, well we all were, back then, and I’m the type of person that if I’m going to commit so something I’’ll commit to it fuly,” Delfs said.

“No one wants to see a bunch of washed-up has-beens just standing around. I’m going to be going out there giving it all I’ve got,” Charnock added.

Catch Found My Direction when they play at the Cambridge Hotel on Saturday, November 2 and Sunday November 3 (all ages).

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he countdown is on to the 153rd running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday, November 5.

With total prizemoney of $6.2m, it is the richest race in the southern hemisphere and attracts the best gallopers from all over the world.

Last years, the Australian-trained Green Moon’s victory broke a recent run of domination by international runners (2011 – Dunaden, 2010 – Americain) – although Green Moon was actually bred in Ireland.

Green Moon and Dunaden with both contest the Cup again this year.

This year’s internationally-trained entries include: Dunaden, Opinion, Ruscello, Red Cadeaux, Mount Athos, Verema, Trevieres, Brown Panther, Dandino, Royal Empire and Simenon.

The race that stops a nation is watched by hundreds of millions of people in 120 countries and the day forms part of the spring carnival along with AAMI Victoria Derby Day (November 2), Crown Oaks Day (November 7) and Emirates Stakes Day (November 9). The Melbourne Cup will be run at 3pm, with live coverage on Channel 7. For those looking to complement Melbourne Cup day with some live racing action, Newcastle Harness Racing Club is conducting a meeting and further afield, the ever-popular Muswellbrook Cup will be conducted.

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BELMORE HOTEL: Friday, Gabrielle Emilla Duo; Saturday, The V Dub, Kit and Kaboodle..

BELMONT SPORTIES: Friday, Kids’ Karaoke.

BERESFIELD BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Viper Creek Band; Saturday, Zane Penn Duo; Sunday, Red Dirt Country Band.

BLACKBUTT HOTEL: Friday, Grand Theft Audio; Saturday, Kotadama.

BRADFORD HOTEL: Friday, Viagra Falls; Saturday, Oversteer; Tuesday, Troy Kemp.

BREAKERS COUNTRY CLUB: Friday, Kelly Hope; Saturday, Paul Toole; Sunday, Michael munchow.

BRANXTON GOLF CLUB: Tuesday, Pistol Pete.

BUDGEWOI SOCCER CLUB: Saturday, Buddy Holly Show; Monday, Dutch Courage; Tuesday, Terry Mac. CAMBRIDGE HOTEL: Wednesday, Joey Cape & Brian Whalstrom; Thursday, Bodyjar; Friday, Def FX; Saturday, Found My Direction; Sunday, Found My Direction (All Ages) CANTON BEACH SPORTS CLUB: Friday, The Retrospectives; Tuesday, Braassick.

CARDIFF RSL: Friday, Talk of the Town; Saturday, Karaoke & Disco, Miss Surfest.

CATHO PUB: Sunday, Dirty Deeds AC/DC Tribute.

CAVES BEACHSIDE HOTEL: Friday, The Core; Saturday, Gian.

CENTRAL HOTEL, Stroud: Saturday, Leeroy.

CESSNOCK LEAGUES CLUB: Friday, 1927, Bob Corbett, Soul Station; Saturday, KG Duo; Tuesday, Pete Hibbert.

CHARLESTOWN BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Good Company.

CLARENDON HOTEL: Friday, Tom Buckley; Saturday, Aaqron Bolton; Tuesday, Jerome.

CLUB LEMON TREE: Friday, Defaced; Saturday, Darren; Tuesday, Janey’s Alibi.

CLUB SINGLETON: Tuesday, Jack Daniels.

COLLIERY INN: Friday, Karaoke.

COMMERICIAL HOTEL, Boolaroo: Friday/Saturday, Adam.

COMMONWEALTH HOTEL: Tuesday, James Paul.

CRICKETERS ARMS: Saturday, Paul Storey.

CUSTOMS HOUSE: Wednesday, AdzDrumz; Saturday, AdzDrumz; Tuesday, Bec Willis DAVISTOWN RSL: Thursday, Lianna Pritchard; Friday, Rock and Roll; Saturday, Chontia.

DENMAN HOTEL: Friday, The Bad and the Ugly; Sunday, Tim Usher.

DUKE OF WELLINGTON: Friday, The Sue and Mikey Show; Saturday, Steve Werren; Tuesday, Iguana.

EAST CESSNOCK BOWLING CLUB: Thursday, Snowy Robson.

EAST MAITLAND BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Rock Factor; Saturday, Defaced; Sunday, Talk of the Town; Tuesday, Anthony Lee, Stephen Boyd.

EDGEWORTH SPORT AND REC: Friday, True Lies; Sunday, Tim Pringle.

EDGEWORTH TAVERN: Friday, Revin Rockers; Saturday, 4 Letter Word.

ENTRANCE BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, About Face.

ENTRANCE LEAGUES CLUB: Friday, Mark Lee; Saturday, Kadence; Tuesday, Paul Storey.

EXCHANGE HOTEL: Thursday, Sunday’s Record; Friday, The V

Dubs; Saturday, Incognito.

FAMILY HOTEL, Maitland: Friday, The Ratbags.

FINGAL BAY SURF CLUB: Tuesday, Troy.

FIVE ISLANDS REC CLUB, Speers Point: Friday, Steve Boyd; Sunday, Hannah and Gerogia.

FIRESTATION HOTEL: Friday, Jones Theory.

GATESHEAD TAVERN: Thursday, Mardmax; Sunday, The Piranha Brothers; Tuesday, Mardy Leith.

GEORGE TAVERN: Thursday, Dan Southward; Friday, Elle B; Saturday, Good Grief; Sunday, Howard Shearman.

GOSFORD RSL: Friday, After Hours; Saturday, Baxter’s Revenge; Sunday, Jason Hicks, Daniel Friend; Tuesday, Tim Pringle, About Face, GRAND HOTEL: Tuesday, Jazz.

GRAND JUNCTION HOTEL: Thursday, The Lucky Wonders.

GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL: Wednesday, Halloween Horror; Thursday, The Siren Tower; Friday, Distraction Factory, The Swamp Stompers.

GREATA WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Slam Tango; Tuesday, Spank N The Monkey.

GUNYAH HOTEL: Friday, Jon T; Saturday, The Remedy; Sunday, Twinasanity Trio; Tuesday, Steve Werren.

GWANDALAN BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Cover 2 Cover.

HALEKULANI BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, Malihni’s Over 30s Nightspot.

HAMILTON STATION HOTEL: Wednesday, Hold Your Own, Abel Tasman, Trophy Eyes, Thesis, Blind Oracle, A Greater Distance; Thursday, Madhouse Halloween Party, Sleepwalkers, Micks King, Wizla, Mixed Emotion; Friday, Karaoke, Sabretung, Mason; Saturday, Alignments, Bite Back, Fingers Crossed, The Ascention; Sunday, Mark Wood.

HARRIGANS IRISH PUB, Pokolbin: Friday, Gen X. HONEYSUCKLE HOTEL: Sunday, Kylie Jane; Tuesday, Uptown.

HOTEL DELANY: Wednesday, Matt Meler; Friday, Timmy Coffey, Loose Bazooka; Saturday, Janey’s Alibi; Tuesday, Yianni, Jon-T. HOTEL JESMOND: Friday, Ryde Duo; Saturday, The Bad and the Ugly.

HOTEL PREMIER: Saturday, Dean Kyrwood, Kellie Cain; Sunday, The Years; Tuesday, Hornet.

IRON HORSE INN: Saturday, Zeppelin Live Australia.

JEWELLS TAVERN: Sunday, Bobby C. KENT HOTEL: Friday, Misbehave; Saturday, Funky Munkey; Sunday, Dan Granero Blues Band.

KING STREET HOTEL: Friday, Halloween Spooktacular; Saturday, M4Sonic; Sunday, Any Given Sunday.

KURRI BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Temple M; Saturday, Brien McVernon.

LAKE MACQUARIE TAVERN: Friday, Paul Storey; Saturday, Karaoke.

LAKE MACQUARIE YACHT CLUB: Sunday, Russell Snape.

LAKESIDE VILLAGE TAVERN: Friday, Lianna Pritchard; Saturday, Sundays Record.

LASS O’GOWRIE HOTEL: Wednesday, Crazy Old Maurice; Friday, The Owls, The Double Shadows, Shanna Watson; Saturday, Motherlode, Machine Elves, The Way Out; Sunday, Jen Buxton, Paul Spencer, Hannah Gissane, Shmozzle Tov, The Sufferjets.

LIZOTTE’S NEWCASTLE: Wednesday, Miss Renee Simone, Stav; Friday, John Paul Young and the All Star Band; Saturday,

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If the likes of AC/DC, Bad Company, Hoodoo Gurus, Midnight Oil and the Foo Fighters float your boat, then you’d do well to get along to a Silverhair gig as these guys are guaranteed to please.

Recently, Silverhair welcomed a new drummer into the old – Peter Shute. Shute is a Newcastle boy and has played with bands like, Freeway and Traxx and has a solid, precise style which fits well with the established Silverhair sound. He also brings another vocal into the mix, which enhances the vocal dynamics of the band.

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The band have been performing around the traps for the past six years and, in that time, have molded themselves into quite the versatile act Sundays Record have a swag of gigs in Newcastle under their collective belt, with many high profile local and touring acts appearing on bills with Kid Courageous, Room 24 and James Reyne. Led by singer and guitarist David Gretton, backed by bassist Ben Travis and drummer Ben Chidgey, the band has formed a strong musical understanding and uniqueness in their sound.

Using techniques such as vocal harmonizing and multi-melodic layering, Sundays Record create an edge in their music that is not found in other bands.

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Dyson, Stringer, Cloher; Sunday, Vika and Linda Bull LOCHINVAR HOTEL: Tuesday, Karen O’Shea.

LONG JETTY HOTEL: Saturday, Lennie Live; Sunday, Open Mic with Kate Keighran; Tuesday, Casho.

MARK HOTEL: Friday, The Cruisers; Saturday, Pete Gelzinnis; Sunday, The Viper Creek Band; Tuesday, KG Duo. MARY ELLEN: Thursday, Matt McLaren; Friday, Phonic Duo; Saturday, Phase III; Sunday, Wellsy; Tuesday, Freetones Duo. MATTARA HOTEL: Friday, Just Jace; Saturday, Dexter Moore; Tuesday, Got It Covered.

MAVERICKS ON THE BAY: Friday, Edie Love; Saturday, Matt McLaren; Sunday, Mick Jones.

MAYFIELD HOTEL: Thursday, Karaoke; Friday, Annie O’Dee and The Hotshots; Saturday, DJ; Sunday, Live Entertainment.

MJ FINNEGANS: Friday, DJs; Saturday, DJs. NAG’S HEAD HOTEL: Saturday, Hey Poncho; Tuesday, Damien.

NELSON BAY BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Tezza and the Twistops; Saturday, Karaoke; Tuesday, Hummdinger.

NELSON BAY DIGGERS THE LOUNGE: Friday, Duelling Pistols; Saturday, Outerphase; Sunday, Dave Carter.

NEWCASTLE PANTHERS: Saturday, DJ. NORTHERN STAR HOTEL: Friday, Mick n Josh; Saturday, Allon.

OCEAN BEACH HOTEL: Friday, Pete Gelzinnis; Sunday, Tom Buckley; Tuesday, Lianna Pritchard.

ORANA HOTEL: Friday, Overload; Saturday, Catfish Soup; Sunday, Open Mic. PEDENS, Cessnock: Friday, Imemi; Saturday, Misbehave.

PELICAN RSL: Thursday, Talk of the Town; Saturday, Adam and the Talents PIPPI’S AT THE POINT: Tuesday, Kim. PLOUGH INN: Friday, Graeme Mills.

POTTERS BREWERY: Friday, Kim. PRINCE OF WALES: Friday, Zane Penn; Saturday, Greg Bryce; Sunday, Ben Travis; Tuesday, Matt McLaren.

QUEENS WHARF BREWERY: Saturday, Affinity; Sunday, Funky Do Da’s; Tuesday, Sahara.

RACECOURSE HOTEL: Saturday, Jack Daniels.

REGAL HOTEL, Kurri: Saturday, Rip It Up. REGAL HUNTER HOTEL: Saturday, Pistol Pete.

ROYAL FEDERAL HOTEL: Saturday, Got It Covered.

ROYAL HOTEL, Denamn: Saturday, Tres Hombres.

ROYAL HOTEL, Muswellbrook: Tuesday, Dave Feint.

ROYAL HOTEL, Singleton: Sunday, Lennie and Carter; Tuesday, The Bad and the Ugly.

ROYAL INN, Waratah: Friday, James Paul; Saturday, Silverhair; Tuesday, Jerome.

RUTHERFORD HOTEL: Saturday, HR Duo. SALAMANDER SHORES: Friday, Sundays Record Duo. SEABREEZE HOTEL: Saturday, Crawford Brothers.

SEVEN SEAS: Friday, The Dreamcatchers; Saturday, The J21s.

SHAFT TAVERN: Friday, Mardmax; Saturday, Rock Factor; Tuesday, Sunday’s Record Duo. SHENANIGANS, Maitland: Friday, Karaoke; Saturday, Solid Gold.

SHOAL BAY RESORT: Friday, Troy, The Leadbellies, Beth Gleeson; Saturday, Katrina Burgoyne, Diversity, Karen Soper; Sunday, Julia Starr, Kim and Mik; Tuesday, Crawford Brothers, Rob Cooper, Kazzi Waters, Ray Waite.

SHORTLAND HOTEL: Friday, Jack Daniels; Tuesday, Mick Jones.

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SINGLETON DIGGERS, Alroy Park: Friday, The Andy Show.

SINGLETON DIGGERS, York Street: Saturday, Karaoke.

SNIDDYS, Hamilton: Saturday, Mark Lee. SOLDIERS POINT BOWLING CLUB: Saturday, Kim and Mik. SOUTH LEAGUES CLUB: Tuesday, Rubber Bullet.

SPINNING WHEEL HOTEL, Raymond Terrace: Sunday, Bec Willis; Tuesday, Howard Shearman.

STOCKTON RSL: Saturday, Fake Four.

SWANSEA HOTEL: Saturday, Mardmax; Sunday, Zane Penn.

SWANSEA WORKERS CLUB: Saturday, Mardmax.

TELARAH BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Karaoke; Saturday, Free Juke Box. TILLIGERRY RSL CLUB: Friday, Kadence; Saturday, Michael Mills; Tuesday, Fake Four.

TORONTO DIGGERS: Friday, Be Bop A Lula; Saturday, Robbie Urquhart.

TORONTO GOLF CLUB: Tuesday, Holly Wilson TORONTO WORKERS CLUB: Saturday, Loose Bazooka.

TORONTO YACHT CLUB: Friday, Deborah Sinclair; Sunday, Kadence; Tuesday, Kirsty Larkin.

TOWN HALL HOTEL, Waratah: Saturday, Karaoke.

VUES ON THE BAY: Friday, Sam Idols; Saturday, Caffine Crunch.

WALLARAH BAY REC CLUB: Friday, Rebel Rousers; Saturday, Cover 2 Cover.

WALLSEND DIGGERS CLUB: Friday, Loko; Saturday, Gen R 8; Tuesday, Phonic Duo. WANGI HOTEL: Sunday, Mick Ashman.

WANGI WORKERS CLUB: Friday, What’s The Next Line; Saturday, Paul Watters.

WARNERS AT THE BAY: Friday, Coverdrive Trio; Saturday, Paul Robert Burton Duo. WARNERS BAY HOTEL: Thursday, Misbehave; Friday, DJs; Saturday, The Flicks; Sunday, Jamie Martens; Tuesday, Just Jace.

WESTS NEW LAMBTON PIANO LOUNGE: Wednesday, Frank Wakewood; Thursday, Angamus; Friday, Warren Hunter; Saturday, Ben Hanley; Monday, Chris Hanley; Tuesday, Terrence Koo. WESTS NEW LAMBTON MARBLE BAR: Friday, Sean Andrews, The Levymen; Saturday, Ned Kelly, The Big Bang.

WESTS NEW LAMBTON STARLIGHT ROOM: Friday, Kate Ceberano; Saturday, Diamond.

WEST WALLSEND WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Crimson Tide; Sunday, Michael Boogaard.

WICKHAM PARK HOTEL: Wednesday, Flash Jam Night; Thursday, Evil Elvis, The Chickenstones; Friday, DV8; Saturday, Plastic Voyage, Kamikaze Cowboys; WINDALE-GATESHEAD BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Vegas.

WINDSOR CASTLE HOTEL: Friday, Dave Carter; Saturday, Aussie Made Radio Duo. WYONG BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Plai Station.

WYONG LEAGUES CLUB: Friday, Red Sweat; Saturday, XYZ Band.

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any restaurants in Newcastle strive to create an air of authenticity but few actually achieve it.

Scuffed up dining setting at establishments that have been trading for less than a month and what looks like a decade’s worth of wax accumulating on brand new candle sticks all work hard to say, “We’ve been doing this for years so you better like our food.”

But if you’re after a truly authentic dining experience without the shonky cues, you cannot go past the honest family recipes served up at Oma’s Kitchen.

The cosy bistro-style restaurant has all the warmth and atmosphere of a beer hall during Oktoberfest.

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Every restaurant has its signature dish and Oma’s is the pork knuckle. Boiled, steamed and roasted over three hours this meaty chunk of heaven is served with plenty of creamy mash potato and tangy red cabbage. Cutting through the thick crackle, the meat inside was impossibly tender, flaking away from the bone and cooked to pink perfection.

If you think you’ve got the appetite to devour the pork knuckle, make sure you pre-order when you book.

Although the Germans are known for their sausages, schnitzels and hearty stews, even my vegetarian dining partner found a tasty option on menu – quark patties, served with red cabbage and tossed salad. Made of a smooth curd cheese popular throughout German-speaking countries in Europe, these crispy fried pancakes would satisfy the most committed of carnivores.

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here is little doubt that, when discussing the current crop of mesmerisingly talented Aussie female singer-songwriters, Mia Dyson, Liz Stringer and Jen Cloher, sit pretty close at the top of the tree.

So what would happen if the three joined forces, a’la that wonderful 80s cartoon Captain Planet? Would their individual musical prowess be amplified to the nth degree, giving them the power to right all the wrongs in the world? Well, thankfully you won’’t have to wonder anymore as the trio will be swinging by Newcastle this weekend as part of a highly anticipated national tour.

This year has been a red letter year for all three (who share eleven albums, multiple ARIA awards and Australian Music Prize nominations between them)

with Dyson currently riding high on the back of the international release of her 2012 long player, ‘The Moment’, Stringer fresh from a European tour of her album ‘Warm in the Darkeness’ and Cloher reaping the kudos from her third album ‘In Blood Memory’.

Often “supergroups” are cooked up in record company back rooms by cynical A & R men however Stringer said their collaboration was borne out of mutial respect and long standing friendships.

“It was actually Jen’s idea and it really did make perfect sense to all of us,””she said. “ The three of us already approach our songwriting very differently so it is going to be very interesting to see where we are able to take these songs,” she said.

It’s also cool because I’m not singing all of the time so I get to take a step back and work on my guitar noodlings.”

Catch Dyson, Stringer and Cloher at Lizotte’s on Saturday, November 2.

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n their heyday, Sydney-borne electro dance-rock outfit Def FX were one of the most sonically adventurous outfits on the Australian music scene.

Combining such disparate elements as psych, electronica, metal and grunge with one of the most kinetically engaging live shows, thanks in no small part to the pure rock exuberance and swagger of front woman Fiona Horne, even on a mediocre night, they were virtually untouchable.

Now, some 15 years after their untimely break-up and after a highly successful hit-out last year, the band are hitting the road again and Horne told TE that she couldn’t be happier.

Horne said that the idea for the reformation came about quite organically and, while she was unsure, in the first instance, that people would still

remember the band, he qualms were quickly put to rest once they retook the stage in 2012.

“I had lived in the US for 12 years, bouncing back and forward to Australia and Marty [Basha, original bass player] was living on the North Coast,” she said.

“Anyway, a girlfriend of mine came to America to visit and she said “you know, they’re playing Def FX songs on Australian radio again” and she suggested that we should look at doing a tour.

Anyone who saw Def FX in the first go-round would know that Horne was no demure flower when she hit the stage.

“I’ve found that, even now, I can still mosh away with the best of them although back then it was all about cathartic, aggressive performance but now it’s cathartic and joyous – also a great f***ing night.”

Catch Def FX at the Cambridge Hotel on Friday, November 1.

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f you have accepted the truism that vinyl is far superior, both aurally and stylistically to CDs and innocuous snippets of computerised data, and if the sounds of Motown and soul are your bag, then you’ll be in hog heaven this weekend when the Brand New Bag Motown and Soul Revue hits town.

The brainchild of Newcastle’s own “Grandfather of Soul” Phil Dando and his daughter Caroline, the Brand New Back Motown and Soul Revue will be a celebration of the irrepressible sounds of soul with smatterings of Northern soul, R & B and blues thrown in for good measure.

Dando, an ex-pat Liverpudlian who

was a teenager at the height of the UK soul boom in the late 60s and early 70s said that punters could expect cuts from the likes of Otis Reading and The Four Tops and The Temptations to get an airing alongside some rarer tunes.

“Unfortunately in a lot of cases the songs weren’t major hits at the time and a lot of the acts have since broken up or passed on so the only way you’ll get to hear these songs live is hearing them played on vinyl and some of the stuff that we’ll be playing hasn’t been heard in quite some time, so it’s pretty exciting.”

So just what is it about the lure of soul that has enthralled so many generations?

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ith such impossibly catchy and sing-alongable tunes as ‘Cracklin’ Rosie’, ‘Sweet Caroline’ ‘Shiloh’ and ‘Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon’ under his belt, there is little doubt that Neil Diamond knows how to write a song.

While there are no plans for Diamond to visit our fair city, fans are about to be treated to the next big thing when Newcastle-based musician Ty Penshorn brings his ‘Diamond’ tribute show to Wests, Lambton this weekend.

Penshorn who is perhaps best known locally as the frontman of Hornet said it had been some time since he had taken the tribute to the stage and he couldn’t wait.

“Yeah it’s crazy exciting,” he said.

“It has been a while and when I was

doing it before I was a lot younger so it’s probably going to be a bit more convincing this time around.”

Penshorn said the show would run the gamut of Diamond’s formidable catalogue and will be delivered with an unabashed energy of a Vegas-style show, complete with an eight-piece band.

“All of the greatest hits will be there, which is an interesting proposition because he has had so many, plus we’ll be adding around half a dozen other tunes to the show so it will be very full indeed.”

So, just what is it about Diamond’s music that has enthralled Penshorn?

“He is just such a fantastic writer,” he said.

“I mean, just look at a song like ‘Sweet Caroline’ – it’s just such an uplifting tune and almost impossible not to sing along to.”

Catch ‘Diamond’ at Wests, Lambton on Sunday, November 3.

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loping blocks are common but most builders won’t build on a block that has even a slight slope? Most building blocks have some sort of slope so it becomes a real problem when building a home.

Sanctuary New Homes is one builder that will not only build new homes on all types of sloping blocks, they will custom-design that special home for you. In fact they have designs for all types and shapes of blocks!

And, according to Amanda Palmer, managing director Sanctuary New Homes, the good news is that it’s certainly affordable to design and build a cutting edge home for a sloping block that will have the dynamics and versatility to make a real statement.

“We take the attitude that a sloping block presents challenges but it also enables architecturally creative features for striking results.

You can go for the traditional look, a coastal look or be a bit bolder with a contemporary finish.

“The important point is to not feel restricted by your sloping block. We can work to the home buyer’s budget and develop floor plans to suit the site and meet your expectations for accommodation and style as well as value,” said Amanda.

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“It is important to remember that we are very competitive without sacrificing quality or innovation. We listen to your ideas of what you would like in your home and work with you to make it happen.

“We are upfront right from the start so that there are no surprises. You know exactly what you are getting and the cost, because we work together as a team.

“Our new Studio S at Tuggerah has all the latest building products, fashions and innovations for your new home so you can select your colours and home items in a relaxed and well organised atmosphere. You don’t build a new home every day so we help you to get it right with professional advice,” Amanda added.

There is also a choice of different facades so that you can let the world know your style with a true expression of your lifestyle and individualism.

Appointments can be made on 02 4351 0551 or 1300 784 849. Or, you can drop in to Studio S Unit 2, 6 Moreton Place Tuggerah to have a look around and see the latest home building fashions, there is no obligation.

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xcavator, Joe Attard, his wife Rosemary and their two children were thrown a curveball earlier this year when their Schofield Road home of nearly two decades went through a process of acquisition to make way for the planned Rouse Hill corridor upgrade and extension.

Not wanting to leave the area where their children go to school and not where their financial position would be following the quickly impending acquisition, Joe and his wife sought advice from George Allam, Allam Homes Property Sales Manager on a family friends recommendation.

“After speaking with George, we ending up taking a look at a few of the estates but thought that the lots at Kalina The Ponds, were best suited to our family and lifestyle,” he said.

“George happily held the lot for us while we awaited the result from the acquisition.

He could have sold it ten times over, but he took our word for it.”

The first family to move into the master

Real Estate

Allam Homes: Relaxed living at Kalina The Ponds planned community, the Attard’s say that if they were to buy a second property, they’d go to Allam first.

“Allam Homes have just gone above and beyond for us and I know that they’ve done it for our neighbours who were in difficult circumstances as well,” Joe said.

“There’s is a line of communication between Allam and its customers.”

The new suburb of Kalina The Ponds, adjacent to the Rouse Hill growth corridor, is a suburb close to the Sydney’s popular Hills District, offering relaxed, safe, convenient living.

Kalina is close to public transport (including the future north-west rail link) quality schools, Rouse Hill Town Centre, sporting clubs and health facilities.

Anyone interested in securing a home at Kalina can contact the Sales and Information Centre on 8882 9282 or visit Kalina Sales & Information Centre, Ridgeline Drive, The Ponds. Open Thursday to Monday 10am to 5pm or visit www.allam. com.au.

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M

uswellbrook Race Club’s iconic Cup Carnival is once again guaranteed to provide great excitement in the Upper Hunter in early November.

Muswellbrook Gold Cup Day once again shares its day with the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday 5th November. The two-day carnival on the 3rd and 5th November is the culmination of a month of racing and events which is a celebration of everything locals love in the shire.

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Racing: Two days of fun

Sophie Stanwell

Hunter Academy of Sport: Heptathlete Sophie impressing on the world stage

S

ophie Stanwell was the University of Newcastle’s standout athlete at the 2012 Australian University Games, winning Gold in the heptathlon with a point score of 5109. Her result helped the University athlete’s team to an overall Australian Universities ranking of 8th.

Sophie continued her success in the following athletics season, taking out the NSW State Heptathlon title in January 2013 at the NSW State Multi Championships in Sydney.

In February she claimed the title

again at the Victorian State Multi Championships in Melbourne, where she recorded a World Universiade qualifying score of 5556.

In July 2013 Sophie represented Australia at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. Recording a result of ninth overall and a score of 5519, Sophie achieved season best results in five of the seven disciplines. Six of the eight athletes ahead of her were 2012 London Olympians.

Sophie’s dominance in the heptathlon over the last 12 months has elevated her

to the number one Australian ranked heptathlete, and number seven all-time NSW heptathlete. Her achievements have seen her nominated as a finalist for the University of Newcastle Sports Person of the Year and she has been awarded a University Blue for her outstanding performance while enrolled at, and contributing to, the University of Newcastle.

Sophie has recently been recognized

by Athletics NSW as an athlete likely to soon represent Australia at World Championship Level.

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SPORT

Welcome back Emile

A-League Ladder

Heskey’s return the key to ending Jets’ goal drought Paul Monforte

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mile Heskey returns with the weight of expectation on him after the Jets’ goalless start to the season.

Heskey’s torn knee ligaments are expected to have healed for the clash with arch-rivals Central Coast Mariners at Hunter Stadium on Saturday night and the marquee striker will be relied on to convert the numerous chances his teammates have been creating.

As has been the case in each game this season, Newcastle were able to create sufficient opportunities in the 0-0 draw with Wellington in Napier on Sunday, but lacked the polish to put them away.

Young Socceroos Andrew Hoole could have broken the Jets’ goal drought within the first five minutes with a shot that caused Phoenix goalkeeper Glenn Moss into a hurried save.

The Jets have now gone almost five halves of football without conceding a goal – a positive sign considering the defensive problems of last season’s campaign.

The Mariners recorded their first victory of the season by defeating AdelaideUnited 1-0 in Gosford on Saturday, after draws against the Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne Heart.

The Jets’ youth team opened their National Youth League season with a 2-0 loss to the Australian Institute of Sport on Saturday.

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Emile Heskey is expected to return from injury for Saturday’s clash with the Mariners

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