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Big win for Berro New Deputy Lord Mayor’s casting vote sees plan adopted to slash entry prices

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ummer will kick off with a splash at Beresfield Swimming Centre this year, with pool- goers enjoying drasticallyreduced entry fees.

Single entry at the pool will drop from $5 to $2.80, while families will now be able to enjoy a full day of swimming for just $9.50.

In another coup for families, children up to the age of five will be admitted for free.

The new reduced fee structure was endorsed

by Newcastle City Council on a knife’s edge last week, with newly- elected Deputy Lord Mayor, Stephanie Posniak exercising her casting vote to pass the changes.

Councillor Jason Dunn said the cheaper entry was needed if Council wanted to get the most out its ailing inland pool.

“If you want to get the most out of our assets we need to get people using them,” he said.

“The social outcomes of this change should not be underestimated either - this will be great for the health and wellbeing of children and families in Beresfield.”

Despite voting to send the new pricing structure to public exhibition in August, Cr Allan Robinson ultimately voted against adopting cheaper entry fees.

Council heard that expenditure would need to be cut from other service areas in order to make up for the additional cost of cheaper entry

Beresfield Barracudas Swim Club members, Abbey Douglas and Olivia Hanks jump for joy at news of lower fees at Beresfield Swimming Centre on Council’s budget, with planned pool- side entertainment, CPR courses and community Christmas party at Beresfield Swimming Centre likely to go.

General manager, Ken Gouldthorp said Council would have to consider shortening the season at Beresfield Swimming Centre, in order to address the balance.

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With multiple elections in our region at the moment, the question of whether we should be forced to vote has raised its head.

Firstly, I’m not sure I can support Newcastle lord mayoral candidate, David Chapman’s suggestion that local voters be let off the hook and not fined if they failed to vote in the two recent by-elections.

Everyone knows that voting is compulsory - or at least they should know. You’d have to offer the same relaxation of the rules for all elections in that case.

Mr Chapman’s reasoning was that voters were sick of seeing and hearing about politicians due to all the recent negativity.

I’m sure they are, but there are clear rules in place.

In saying all that, I don’t think we should have compulsory voting in Australia.

If people aren’t interested in participating in the process then I’m happy to let them be excluded.

But they can’t be expected to be listened to when complaining about who gets elected.

I would still vote if it wasn’t compulsory. As I wrote in a recent column, I often can’t make up my mind as to who to vote for until very late in the process.

But I still like to take satisfaction in the fact they I can have some influence, albeit very small, over who is elected.

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I would still vote if it wasn’t compulsory

I’d actually be very interested to see how many people would make the effort to head down to the polling booths if they weren’t forced to.

A check of voter turnouts for recent USA presidential elections shows an increase from 50% in 2000 to 59% in 2012.

With the United States’ population around 318 million, that’s still a lot of people turning out to have their say. But it’s also a lot that aren’t bothering.

The NSW Electoral Commission’s iVote system has been an interesting initiative in recent years.

Originally it was designed for vision-impaired people to cast their vote by phone or over the internet using a unique PIN. It has now been expanded to include those with literacy needs or disabilities and those who live a great distance from a polling place or who will be interstate or overseas on election day.

Perhaps letting all voters choose that option would increase turnouts.

Apparently, Australia is of only 11 countries in the world that enforces compulsory voting. The others are: Argentina, Brazil, Cyprus, Equador, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Nauru, Peru, Singapore and Uruguay.

There are another 17 countries, including France, Thailand and Mexico who have laws relating to compulsory voting, but they are not enforced.

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our men have been arrested and more than $1 million worth of drugs have been seized following a police operation conducted in the Hunter last week.

The raids were a culmination a year-long investigation by Strike Force Meaney into a Hunter Valley- based syndicate believed to be involved in the manufacture and supply of amphetamine-type substances.

Assembled by the State Crime Command’s Gangs Squad, the coordinated raids saw five properties searched in Largs, Rutherford, Dungog, Port Stephens and Maitland.

The Port Stephens raid was on a Bobs Farm property, where police seized several items, including approximately one kilogram of base methamphetamine, two shortened, pump-action shotguns and $20,000 in cash.

At Largs, 360 grams of a substance believed to be methylamphetamine was seized, along with an unlicensed pistol and $17,000 cash, small amounts of ice and cannabis were found at the Rutherford house, and a replica pistol and ammunition were seized at Dungog.

The Maitland property search was that of the Gladiators outlaw motorcycle gang’s Horseshoe Bend clubhouse.

A man is arrested at Largs Picture: NSW Police There, police seized alcohol, fridges, furniture and gang paraphernalia.

Central Hunter Local Area Commander, Superintendent Garry O’Dell said that the Gladiators were not an isolated target, following a social media backlash to the clubhouse raid.

“The supply of prohibited drugs is a big issue in the area and whether it be outlaw motorcycle gang members or any others, we’ll target anyone who is known in the supply of drugs,” he said.

“We’re talking about significant quantities and obviously if we hadn’t intervened these

drugs would have been available to people in the community.

“They’re illegal drugs and we see lots of poor behaviour and lots of crime connected to these illegal drugs so I expect it will make a significant impact on the drug supply in the area.”

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Posniak’s luck of the draw Labor gains balance of power in Newcastle City Council after bin win

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t was a lucky dip from a rubbish bin that tipped the balance of power in favour of Labor at Newcastle City Council’s ordinary meeting last week, with Councillor Stephanie Posniak throwing Liberal, Cr Brad Luke from the chair.

Following two tied ballot votes, Cr Posniak was elected deputy lord mayor, when her name was drawn from a bin at Tuesday night’s meeting.

Cr Lisa Tierney initially moved a motion to extend Cr Luke’s term as deputy lord mayor until after the local government by-election on November 15 on the basis of “simplicity”, but Council’s general manager, Ken Gouldthorp deemed an extension to be against the Local Government Act and that a ballot had to be held. Cr Posniak and Cr Luke were both nominated.

After two 6 - 6 results, Mr Gouldthorp explained that when the deputy lord mayor could not be elected through a ballot process, according to the Act, the election process would have to be reduced to drawing names from a hat.

In the absence of a hat to draw from, a rubbish bin was used to conduct the draw

Newly elected Deputy Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Stephanie Posniak chairing last week’s ordinary Council meeting and Cr Posniak was elected to cheers from the public gallery. She will be acting lord

mayor until the local government by- election is held later this month, but she will not

chair any Council meetings in the interim as there are none scheduled.

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he effects of climate change could cost Lake Macquarie City Council nearly $1.5 billion by 2050.

Speaking at last week’s ordinary Council meeting, Lake Macquarie Mayor, Jodie Harrison said if measures weren’t put in place at federal level to address the threat of climate change, rising sea levels, bushfires, drought and lightening events could end up costing Council $1.48 billion over the next 35 years.

Council resolved to throw its support behind Wollongong City Council, which had recently unanimously passed a motion calling on Prime Minister, Tony Abbott to include climate change on the agenda of this month’s G20 world leaders’ summit in Brisbane.

Lake Macquarie City Council will pen its own letter to the Prime Minister, urging him to “take account of the threat posed by human induced climate change” to the Lake’s coastal environment, and infrastructure, and requesting that the issue be put on G20 agenda.

Cr Harrison said each Council had unique information to add to the argument as to why the issue needed to be addressed by global leaders.

Lake Macquarie Mayor, Jodie Harrison has called for climate change to be discussed at this month’s G20 summit in Brisbane Cr Jason Pauling was the only councillor to vote against the motion.

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epresentatives from the Newcastle Cycleways Movement are set to brief Newcastle City Council, after a motion from the Greens passed through Council last week.

Greens councillor and lord mayoral candidate, Therese Doyle requested the group address Council on ways to increase bike usage throughout the city.

Earlier this year, the Newcastle Cycleways Movement released a $75 million plan to connect Newcastle and Lake Macquarie through a network of safe cycleways.

Given funding, the 250 kilometre network could be built within five years.

Cr Doyle, who chairs Council’s cycling committee, said Newcastle should be aiming to become one of the foremost cycling cities in the world.

“Newcastle people want positive ideas like these that can take our city forward into a sustainable future,” she said.

“Making that happen could be done at a fraction of the cost of cutting our inter-city rail services and condemning the CBD to a car congested future at the very time that it is revitalising.”

Cr Doyle said Council should be perusing a share of the proceeds from the lease of the

Newcastle councillor, Therese Doyle says the city needs more cycleways Port of Newcastle to fund the plan.

Cr Andrea Rufo was the only councillor to vote against the motion.

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early a year to the day after Brett Whiteley’s Black Totem II sculpture was installed outside Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle City Council finally put an end to the long-running saga concerning the acquisition of the divisive egg-in-nest piece.

At last week’s ordinary meeting, Council resolved to lift its eight- month ban on dealing with the Newcastle Art Gallery Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Council managed art institution.

The Foundation had been the subject of an independent investigation, after concerns were raised about the probity of the transaction of the sculpture and whether it was in breach of taxation law.

In a letter from the acting chairman of the Foundation, Judy Hart, to Council’s legal services manager, Frank Giordano, Ms Hart explained that Gallery staff had approached the Foundation with a proposal to make a $350,000 donation to the Brett Whiteley Foundation in order to facilitate the acquisition of the sculpture. “[In] addition to making a donation of $100,000 to the Brett Whiteley Foundation, the Trust made a specific donation of about $40,000 to the Gallery to cover

the removal costs of the sculpture from Sydney, its transport to Newcastle and its installation in Laman Street (in accordance with a Development Application approved by the Council,” Ms Hart wrote in the letter, dated September 28.

She added that “no further donations would be made at this stage to the Brett Whiteley Foundation”. “[In] the unlikely event that the matter ever came up for reconsideration, the Board envisages that no decision would be made or action would be taken without first obtaining expert advice, and also without prior consultation with Council,” Ms Hart wrote.

Ms Hart also expressed concerns that if the ban was not lifted, the gallery could lose funding, with potential corporate donations going to other worthy causes in the Hunter region and beyond.

Council’s general manager, Ken Gouldthorp said following consultation with the Australian Taxation Office, he was confident that the issues which arose from the acquisition had been addressed, and the relationship between Council and the Foundation could be restored.

The controversy led to the sacking of former gallery director, Ron Ramsey and Council’s Future City director, Judy Jaeger, in March after a 15-week suspension.

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aitland City Councillor Philip Penfold will run for the seat of Maitland in the 2015 State election.

Mr Penfold will run as an independent candidate, saying that the Government currently finds itself in disarray.

“The people of Maitland expect the Government to take Maitland seriously,” he said. “We have a Minister for the Hunter who lives in Sydney.

“The Premier is a good man with a difficult job, though in his first six months in the top job he has spent a total of one hour in Maitland despite being less than two hours away.”

Although he was current Maitland MP Robyn Parker’s campaign manager for the 2011 election, Mr Penfold resigned from the Liberal Party two years ago.

The former Liberal Party President for Maitland said that he did not agree with some of the party’s decisions, including the rail line truncation, but said that Ms Parker had done a good job.

“Robyn Parker has taken great strides toward acting on many infrastructure needs, and in her absence we need a proven Maitland representative to ensure we see these promises, and more, are delivered upon quickly,” Mr Penfold

Philip Penfold will contest the 2015 State election said. “We deserve our fair share and a fighter for Maitland’s needs.”

The popular councillor has received a flood of support on social media.

“I believe that I already assist the people of Maitland in their many requests for my assistance, and I would be continuing to do that if they decided to elect me to this role,” he said.

Mr Penfold said that if elected he would remain on Council until the end of the 2016 term.

He joins Labor candidate, Jenny Aitchison and Greens candidate, John Brown, while Newcastle City Councillor, Lisa Tierney has confirmed she has nominated for the Liberal Party pre-selection.

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Council The Wallsend community is invited to an information all council matters: session and update on Wallsend floodplain risk managenewcastle.nsw.gov.au ment from 5:30pm to 7pm today, Wednesday, November 5 at Wallsend Library in Bunn Street.

The process has been lengthy, as there are multiple and complex reasons for flooding in Wallsend. Now, the challenge will be to identify cost effective measures that could attract funding for implementation. We have decisions to make going forward as we set priorities for flood mitigation works and seek to fund those projects.

The Wallsend commercial centre has unique and significant your say about flood risks. Council adopted the Wallsend Commercial Centre Floodplain Risk Management Plan in August 2009. The plan managing looks at how flood risks can be managed in the Wallsend area, flood outlining long term solutions that will require significant risk in funding.

Wallsend We are currently managing the implementation study for the proposed flood mitigation works identified in the 2009 Plan.

At the community information session, Council staff will present findings and discuss further actions. We are seeking feedback from the community regarding the options to mitigate flood risk in Wallsend.

The implementation study, being undertaken by SMEC Consultants, is focussing on the flood mitigation measures proposed to reduce the risk to life and property in Wallsend CBD. The study is required to determine the feasibility of the proposed measures.

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They serve as community meeting hubs, knowledge centres, a space for ‘quiet time’ or a place to meet like-minded individuals. I have spoken to several community members and have heard how Lake Mac Libraries are an intrinsic part of their day-to-day lives.

For many, libraries are not just about borrowing books once a month, but a place where relationships are built and people feel a sense of belonging. I spoke to one gentleman who mentioned that he visits his local library every morning to read the newspaper.

On Monday, I took part in the anniversary celebration at Belmont Library, with its leg of the simultaneous cake cutting ceremony across NSW. Our local communities are also uniting across the city in Council’s Sustainable Neighbourhood programs.

Every neighbourhood group has a vision for their local community and members work on projects and activities that contribute to that, which develops a sense of pride and belonging.

Residents of Adamstown Heights, Charlestown, Highfields, Kahibah, Kotara South and Whitebridge are invited to get active in their community and discover local community spaces, at a neighbourhood get-together at Kahibah Memorial Park this Saturday, November 8.

I feel extremely proud to represent an amazing city that has such a strong sense of community spirit. I remain committed to my role as Mayor of Lake Macquarie until September 2016, and am passionate about doing what I can to make our community an even better place to live in, work in and play.

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quintessential part of Christmas in the Hunter, the Newcastle Toy Run, will form part of a family fun day at Foreshore Park on Sunday, December 7.

Now in its 36th year, the Toy Run will see more than 3500 motorcyclists, many of them dressed up as Santa Claus, travel a 25km route from Stockton to the Newcastle foreshore carrying toys and cash donations for the Salvation Army to distribute to more than 1000 families in need across the Hunter region.

The event, organised by local charity, Bikers for Kids, is expected to raise around $35,000 worth of toys and $45,000 in cash.

Bikers for Kids founder “Big” John Young paid tribute to the numerous volunteers that had made the event a success each year since its inception.

“I also want to thank everyone in Newcastle who participates in this iconic run for the children,” Mr Young said.

“Without you there would be a lot of children going without at Christmas time and that’s not on as far as I’m concerned.

“Bikers have a heart for kids - that’s our logo and we want to make sure that no kids miss out.”

Activities for the family fun day will include live music, market stalls, food, children’s entertainment, face painting and jumping castle.

The Newcastle Toy Run will begin from the Stockton foreshore at 10am with riders arriving at their destination from 10.20am through to noon.

The family fun day at the Newcastle Foreshore park will begin at 9am.

Further information on the activities planned for the day and details on how to register as a rider can be found at www. newcastletoyrun.com.au

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Boy, 15, dies after lightning strike near Port Stephens Police will prepare a report for the Coroner after a teenage boy died following a lightning strike near Port Stephens.

About 5.10pm on Saturday, emergency services responded to reports of 15-year-old Jayden Morrissey having been hit by lightning at Hannah Parade, One Mile, near Port Stephens.

Officers from Port Stephens Local Area Command attended the beach and found the Thornton teenager on the beach. He died at the scene.

Witnesses have told police that the teen was struck by lightning as he came out of the water at the beach.

An investigation is underway into the incident and a report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.

Man dies after fall from boat in Swansea Police have launched an investigation after a man fell out of a boat and died in Swansea on Sunday.

About 9.45am, the sole occupant of a vessel, a 45-year-old Edgeworth man, was

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navigating into the southern entrance of Swan Bay, when he fell from the vessel.

While the man was in the water he was hit by the vessel and sustained serious injuries.

Witnesses in nearby boats assisted the man and took him to Pelican, about 5km south of Belmont, however he died on arrival.

Officers from the Marine Area Command and Lake Macquarie Local Area Command attended and have commenced an investigation.

Investigators are appealing for anyone with information about the incident who has not yet spoken to police to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw. crimestoppers.com.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Police remind the public that crime information should not be reported via Facebook and Twitter pages.

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nder a Labor State Government the new Lower Hunter Hospital will be entirely publicly-funded, Opposition Leader John Robertson announced last week.

Mr Robertson was joined by Labor candidate for Maitland, Jenny Aitchison, Shadow Minister for Health, Walt Secord and delegates from the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association, saying that the Government is outsourcing its work.

“It is no longer acceptable for the Liberal Government in NSW to outsource all its responsibilities to the private sector,” Mr Robertson said.

“Maitland is seeing significant growth in population and what we need to see is a proper investment in health.”

Mr Robertson said that a fully- public model could be afforded while also slamming the Government’s lack of confirmation of their own funding model.

“This is a site that’s been found by the Government and it’s something that can be built and delivered,” he said. “It’s absolutely critical that health services in this state are not privatised, which is the model Mike Baird wants to operate.”

More light may be shed on the funding model tomorrow (Thursday) however, after the Government releases the business papers and modelling for the hospital.

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“I’m hopeful that those documents will reveal the funding model so people will know what is going on and what this Government is trying to hide,” Mr Robertson said. “The fact the Minister continues to refuse to reveal the funding model can only raise alarm bells.”

Premier, Mike Baird, has previously said he was open to a private- public partnership for the hospital, while Health Minister, Jillian Skinner, could not confirm last month whether the funding model would be known before March’s election.

Mr Robertson, however, could not provide a timeline for work on the Metford site, despite demanding one from the Government in April, only saying that Labor will “get on with the job”.

Ms Skinner, and Member for Maitland, Robyn Parker have accused the Opposition of staging nothing more than a political stunt, particularly following comments by the party’s own former health spokesperson, Andrew McDonald, earlier this year.

“It has to be a public hospital, possibly with some private involvement as part of a public private partnership, but it has to the ‘Lower Hunter Public Hospital’,” Mr McDonald said, in May. Ms Skinner said that Mr Robertson was peddling lies. “They announced an unfunded thought bubble,” she said.

Ms Parker said that Labor’s attention to Maitland was nothing more than lip service.

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Notice of intention to treat infestation of aquatic weeds Council advises that it intends to treat infestations of aquatic weeds on or in the following areas within the next six months: • South Creek (Allen Park) Warners Bay to Burton Rd Mount Hutton • North Creek along Hillsborough Rd and watercourse along King St Warners Bay • Watercourse and retention basins from New York Ave and Wilton Cl Warners Bay • Winding Creek from Palm Street downstream to Fredrick Street Glendale • Watercourse at Graham St Glendale • Watercourse at Pandel Ave Glendale • Retention basin and watercourse from Gymea Drive Garden Suburbs to Government Rd Cardiff • Watercourse and retention basin off Orchard St Cardiff South • Crockers Creek Windale to Jewells Wetland Bennetts Green • Watercourse from Granada Ave Macquarie Hills to Pendlebury Rd Cardiff • Watercourse along cycleway at Percy St Hillsborough • Watercourse from Minmi Rd via Main Rd Edgeworth • Watercourse above Dunbar St via Cocked Hat Creek to Main Rd Edgeworth • Retention pond between Lawson St Macquarie Hills and Mitchell Rd Cardiff and watercourse at Aruma Pl Cardiff • Watercourse Armstrong and Apollo St Charlestown • Watercourse Oakdale Road & Arnhem Cl Gateshead to Jewels Wetland • Watercourse from Kerri Cl Charlestown to Oakdale Rd Gateshead • Flaggy Creek and Little Flaggy Creek from Charlestown to Highfields • Watercourse from Silverdale, Gradburn, Fencott Streets into Jewels Wetland • Watercourse from George, Thomas, Macquarie to Cockle Creek Barnsley • Lagoon at rear of Brock Place Whitebridge adjacent to Fernleigh Track • Mannering Creek Wyee • Cooranbong Park Pond Freemans Dr Cooranbong • Burnt Bridge Creek Cooranbong • Road Drainage Newport Rd Cooranbong • Road Drainage Martinsville Rd Martinsville • Stormwater drains in Belmont, Blacksmiths, Pelican and Swansea • Slatey Creek from West Wallsend to the weir at Barnsley • Cockle Creek and Browns Creek from Glendale to Speers Point • Watercourse off north end of Hayden Brook Rd Booragul The spray period is effective from 5 days after this notice until the 31 May 2015, weather conditions permitting.

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niversity of Newcastle engineering student, Emily Breakwell has been wearing a dress for nearly 90 days straight, but it’s for a good cause.

Miss Breakwell is one of 25 students, both men and women, at the university, who have been donning a dress in an attempt to raise money to help educate young girls in Sierra Leone.

The West African nation may be in the spotlight as a result of the deadly Ebola outbreak, but lesser known is the country’s education crisis.

Just one in six girls in Sierra Leone attend high school.

Last year Miss Breakwell wore her dress for a month as part of the fundraiser.

This time around, she’s planning to wear her dress for a whopping 150 days and donating $2 each day in order to send one girl to school for a year.

She said her uniform had been that catalyst for a number of conversations about women’s right to education.

“In Australia you go through primary school, you go to high school and then from that you can go to TAFE or uni, and you don’t think about other people in other countries,” she said.

“You think everyone has it the same but

University of Newcastle student, Emily Breakwell is wearing a dress for 150 days to raise money to educate girls in Sierra Leone

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it’s not. I’ve been so lucky with how much my education has empowered me to do things and I want other girls to have that opportunity.”

So far, the University of Newcastle team has raised over $7,200, enough to educate 24 girls.

To donate, visit www.doitinadress.com/ team/university-of-newcastle.

Funds raised will go towards providing education scholarships, improving sanitation, building schools and equipping young women in Sierra Leone with the skills that they need to start their own businesses.

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undreds of women hit the streets of Lake Macquarie on Friday night, taking a stand against violence against

women.

Lake Macquarie City Council, in partnership with the Eastlake and Westlake Domestic Violence Committees, hosted a Reclaim the Night event at Warners Bay. Reclaim the Night encourages women to come together in the streets en masse to raise awareness of sexual violence against women.

Lake Macquarie Mayor, Jodie Harrison

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said domestic violence against women was a big issue in Lake Macquarie.

“Domestic violence is a serious issue, with one in three women said to experience domestic violence in their lifetime,” she said.

“In Lake Macquarie alone we had 190 sexual assaults against women last year.

“If you witness or experience domestic violence there are steps you can take to remove yourself from that situation and community groups in the area to help you through the process.”

If you require assistance, phone the National Sexual Assault, Family and Domestic Violence Counselling Line on 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732).

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he streets of Newcastle are looking a whole lot more vibrant following last weekend’s Hit the Bricks festival.

Now in its second year, the annual festival brings together street artists from across Australia and the world to create unique pieces on the otherwise dreary sides of CBD buildings.

This year, twice as many artists as in 2013 created works as part of the two-day festival, organised by Newcastle- based arts organisation Look Hear, transforming more than 20 walls across the city, from the Newcastle East to Mayfield.

To find out where you can see the new artworks, visit www.lookhear.com.au/ hit-the-bricks.

From left: Frenchman, Tyrsa finishing off his ‘Newcastle’ piece outside Tribal Urge Tattoo and Piercing on National Park Street; a piece created by Sydney artist Nico, outside Cooks Hill Books & Records near Darby Street and a seven-storey tall work by Melbourne artist Adnate and Sydneysider, Numskull

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he stress of HSC exams may be over for Macquarie College’s Class of 2014, but a group of 35 Year 12’s are about to embark on another life milestone.

About half of the Year will next week shun the traditional Schoolies celebrations on the Gold Coast, in order to lend a muchneeded hand to children in the village of Olwi on the Pacific Island of Vanuatu.

Paying for their own airfares and accommodation, the students will help partition and paint classrooms at the village school, organise activities with the children and help with their reading and writing.

“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to connect with another culture and have that kind of experience with all your friends who you’ve grown up with,� student, Holly Wilson said. “I’ve never even been on a plane before so I’m pretty excited.�

Another student, Zac Sneddon, expected the trip would put his life in Australia into perspective.

The school has raised more than $10,000 to fund their work on the island and collected sports equipment, books and food to donate to the villagers.

Macquarie College teachers, Aaron Williams and Nicki Clark have been organising the annual trip since it began in 2009.

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hen the ladies of the Maitland RSL Sub- Branch Women’s Auxiliary set their minds to something, there’s no stopping them.

With Remembrance Day around the corner, on Tuesday, November 11, the ladies have set their fingers to the task of creating knitted poppies as a keepsake for the veterans and in just one month they’ve already managed to produce 100 of them. “It’s a significant gift, we think,� Auxil-

iary President, Christine Kidd said. “The women are only too happy to do them. “When the idea was formed there was no hesitation in doing it.�

Half a dozen faithful knitters and crocheters have volunteered their time to produce the poppies, each one unique. “There will be quite a variety of them,�

Ms Kidd said. “There’ll be none the same, just as all flowers are different.�

The Women’s Auxiliary will be selling badges in the Heritage Mall, Rutherford Shopping Centre and Pender Place this week to raise money for their welfare work.

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If you are a woman with diabetes (type 1 or type 2), it is crucial to do some pre-pregnancy planning to ensure the best possible outcome for you and your child.

Your diabetes healthcare team are the best people to speak to, which should include an Endocrinologist, Diabetes Educator and Diabetes Dietitian.

Some arrangements need to be in place three months prior to conception to ensure the best start to your baby’s life.

Some of the things that your diabetes team can help you with include: • Pre-conception counselling and planning • Strict control of blood sugar levels. Levels as close as possible to the normal range should be maintained before conception and throughout the pregnancy • High dose (5mg) folate supplementation • Adjusting any medications according to your doctor/diabetes team’s recommendations • Screening for diabetes complications, including eyes, kidneys, macro-vascular disease and autonomic neuropathy • Reviewing diabetes education, diet and exercise and your self-management skills A healthy pregnancy doesn’t need to be difficult. Much of the pre-planning is merely a continuation (or tightening) of normal diabetes management.

But it is extremely important, as poorly controlled diabetes or an unplanned pregnancy can lead to higher risks of miscarriage and congenital abnormalities, as well as complications for the mum during birth.

This information is based on a fact sheet from The Australian Diabetes Council.

The Australian Diabetes Council is holding a ‘Pregnancy & Diabetes’ seminar at Wests New Lampton Bowling Club on Thursday 6th November.

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It seems that the perennial scourge of primary school children, head lice, is making a comeback with reports this week of cases at many of our local schools.

While head lice are usually not dangerous in themselves as they don’t carry or transmit disease, they can be quite an annoyance.

Head lice (also called nits) are crawling insects that live, breed and feed off human scalps. They spread by direct head to head contact with someone who is infected, so watch those group selfies. The female lice can lay up to eight eggs per day.

The eggs are usually attached to the shaft of hair close to the scalp. The warmth of your head incubates the eggs and helps them hatch. The insects cannot fly, but they can crawl quite quickly, which is why people who work, play or cuddle closely are most at risk passing on infestation.

It is conventional wisdom that head lice will cause an itchy scalp, but in fact only about half the people with head lice report this. If you suspect head lice or are wanting to check, brush or comb conditioner onto dry air, then wipe the conditioner from the hair, brush or comb onto a tissue and look for the nits or the eggs attached to the hair. If you notice either the eggs or nits, you will need to start treatment. Talk to you local pharmacist about the treatments available.

Make sure the treatment you choose carries an Australian registered or listed number, and be aware that no treatment is 100% effective. Often you will need to use two treatments 7 days apart to kill all the lice.

It is also sensible to treat everyone in your family who has regular close contact (even if they do not have an itchy scalp) to ensure that the cycle does not have a chance to start again.

Unfortunately there is a growing resistance to the treatments we have available. If you think this is the case with you, you should see you family doctor. You may need a prescribed medication or a referral to a specialist dermatologist.

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The average price of a unit in Newcastle has passed $400,000, to a current median of $410,000*, which is just short of the average house price in Newcastle at $450,000 and Lake Macquarie just shy at $425,000.

You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s starting to feel a bit like Sydney, in that investing in local property is an unattainable dream. However, did you know that you can use your super, through a Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF) structure, to buy an investment property, while potentially increasing your wealth for retirement?

Some of the benefits include: • Significant tax savings - property income is charged at a maximum tax rate of 15% and capital gains tax is reduced to 0% when the property is sold in pension phase.

• Deposit - you can utilise your existing super balance to fund the deposit for the property you purchase.

• Borrowing - SMSFs can borrow up to 70% or 80% of the purchase price, so you can take advantage of the current low interest rates to build a bigger portfolio.

• Pooling of funds - you can have up to four members of an SMSF, which allows you to pool your money together and increase the amount of available funds.

Your investment must be for the sole purpose of saving for retirement, the process of setting up an SMSF is quite lengthy and comes with a lot of responsibility.

To learn more visit www.propertythrusuper.com.au.

Disclaimer: This editorial provides general information only. Consult a financial planner to take into account your individual needs. * According to Home Price Guide.

Antibiotics are medicines used to treat infections caused by bacteria. However, many bacteria are now resistant to commonly- used antibiotics with the result that some infections caused by these antibioticresistant bacteria are difficult to treat. Wise use of antibiotics can help slow antibiotic resistance.

It should be understood that colds and many other upper respiratory infections, as well as some ear infections, are caused by viruses, not bacteria.

If antibiotics are used too often for things they can’t treat - like colds or other viral infections - they can stop working effectively against bacteria when you really need them. This is known as antibiotic resistance - when antibiotics can no longer cure bacterial infections - and is considered one of the world’s most critical public health threats.

International efforts over the past few years have resulted in fewer children receiving unnecessary antibiotics, but over-use or inappropriate use remains a problem which continues to fuel an increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

The problem of antibiotic resistance is so serious that the World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted a return towards the health problems of the pre-antibiotic era within a decade. More advice can be obtained from pharmacies which provide the Pharmaceutical Society’s Self Care information. There is a special “fact card” on antibiotics. For the nearest Self Care location phone 1300 369 772 or log on to www.psa.org.au, click on “Self Care” then “Find a Self Care Pharmacy”.

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It hasn’t been a song stuck in my mind this week, but the concept of singing itself.

I have been learning about the health benefits of singing and was surprised to find that studies of choir participants have reported increased self- esteem, improved concentration and a reduction in sleep problems.

The physical and mental benefits of choirs have been well researched and have been on display in documentaries such as the ABC’s Choir of Hard Knocks. This particular documentary series followed a group of people who had experienced various levels of disadvantage, from homelessness to trauma, as they joined a choir and performed together in increasingly large concerts. The participants in this documentary demonstrated the huge benefits of singing and practicing together as part of a closely connected group of supportive people.

While the Choir of Hard Knocks is an extreme example of the benefits of choirs, individuals who participate in local community or school choirs report similar benefits.

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The Community Choir is led by a registered music therapist, who has extensive tertiary qualifications in music therapy and who was additionally trained by the Choir of Hard Knocks founder Jonathan Welch. The Merewether Community Choir, established thanks to a community grant, hopes to bring the same benefit to people, regardless of their situation. For more information, contact the organiser at jennifer.burns51@gmail.com

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Century from representative star guides Stockton Raymond Terrace to victory PAUL ROBERTSON

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ewcastle representative batsman Jeff Goninan made 125 not out to steer Stockton Raymond Terrace to a three- wicket win against Hamilton Wickham at Passmore Oval in round 3 of the Newcastle District Cricket Association premiership. Goninan who made four first grade centuries last season, featured in a century partnership with all rounder Dan Upward as the Seagulls, last year’s wooden spooners, continued their promising start to the season.

Supporters of Toronto Workers had little cause to be excited at any stage at Ron Hill Oval with the Kookaburras being dismissed for 180, well short of Merewether’s total of 307. Former representative spinner Tim O’Neill returned the best figures for the Lions with 3 for 46 off 21 overs.

Cardiff Boolaroo has its season back on track after turning a 43-run first innings lead into an outright victory against Waratah Mayfield at Waratah Oval. The home team, largely thanks to 49 from

Stockton Raymond Terrace batsman Jeff Goninan strikes a boundary on his way to 125 not out against Hamilton Wickham Photo: Paul Allan - www.newcastlephotographics.com.au Blake Morley, totalled 125 in their second innings. Cardiff chased down the target of 82 losing three wickets in the process.

Opener Liam Zammit settled any nerves that may have been apparent top scoring

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with 38 in the run chase. To complete a fine effort in a beaten team, Morley took 2 for 21 for the Tahs.

Wallsend continued their fine start to the season with what turned out to be a

comfortable victory against Charlestown at Wallsend Oval. Chasing 219 to win, the Magpies were soon in trouble and slumped to 5 for 56.

Some late order resistance including 31 not out from Parth Shah was not enough as the Tigers triumphed by 70 runs.

Cameron Roxby finished with 3 for 37 in a good all round bowling performance from the home team.

Newcastle City slumped to an outright defeat against University after being routed for 65 in their second innings.

Ex- City skipper Jesse Major and fiery quick Luke Bird each took three wickets for the Sea Dragons who bounced back well from their last round defeat.

Belmont also recorded an outright victory by seven wickets against Wests.

Wests trailed by 48 runs on the first innings and once they could only set Belmont only 95 to chase, the result appeared inevitable.

Round 5 this coming weekend will be highlighted by a rematch of last year’s grand finalists Merewether and Hamilton Wickham at No 1 Sportsground. After successive defeats, this shapes as a must win game for Hamwicks.

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Fifth win for Fearnley

Hunter District claims victory DENIS BROAD, OAM DE NE NEWCASTLE DISTRICT

Wednesday 5 November 2014 the newcastle post

PAUL MONFORTE

Newcastle’s Kurt Fearnley added a fifth New York Marathon to his outstanding record with a powerful finish in cold and windy conditions early on Monday morning (AEDT).

Officials considered cancelling the race due to the strong winds, with Fearnley describing the conditions as some of the toughest he had faced in his career.

Six riders were in contention for victory inside the final kilometre but Fearnley was able to fight off the challengers over the final 100 metres.

Fearnley finished one second clear of South African Ernst van Dyk in a time of one hour, 30 minutes and 55 seconds. The race was shortened by 4.8km due to safety concerns regarding the winds.

“That was one of the toughest races of my life,” Fearnley told reporters.

“This race is the highlight of the schedule every year and the feeling of winning here again is just indescribable.

“The wind blows you around so much and cross winds can be particularly dangerous.

“The first 25 kilometres or so were straight into it today which made the going tough.

“The weather is one of those things that’s completely out of your control so you just

Newcastle’s Kurt Fearnely has now won five New York Marathons deal with what gets thrown at you on the day.

“Today the marathon gods made us work extra hard which makes the win that little bit sweeter.”

The 33-year-old has represented Australia at four Paralympic Games, winning three gold, six silver and two bronze medals.

He has also won four gold medals at the IPC Athletics World Championship along with a gold and silver at the Commonwealth Games.

The Hunter District Bowling Association scored a victory in the Annual Representative fixture against Newcastle last Friday evening at Cardiff Bowling Club.

The final margin was 127-100 with Hunter winning on four of the six rinks. Hunter rinks skippered by Glen Soper and Greg Haigh both scored 25-11 victories.

The Three Threes No.2 Grade Round Robin saw Lowlands defeat Dora Creek Workers 70- 68 in a very tight second game. Lowlands will play Lorn Park this Wednesday at Wallsend to decide the ultimate winner of the competition. Five sides remain in contention for the No.3 Grade Three Threes Competition following Bar Beach No.1’s 70- 49 victory over the previously unbeaten East Maitland.

The State Rookies Singles and Pairs were contested at Raymond Terrace Bowling Club last weekend. Newcastle’s Sean Dare (Wangi) represented in the Singles and then partnered with clubmate Greg Frost in the Pairs. Sean after winning his first two sectional games had a narrow loss in the third game to be eliminated.

The leadership of the BCIB Big Bowls Challenge changed hands with Raymond Terrace “Jets” taking a two point advantage over the Ettalong “Eagles” with their 14/1 win over Maitland City “Hunters”. The “Eagles” fought hard to defeat Wallsend with both the Pairs and Triples going to tie-breaks.

Charlestown “Tigers” defeated Toronto Workers “Redbills” 10/5 to maintain fifth spot on the ladder. A feature of the win was Katrina Wright’s straight sets win in the Singles. Katrina won the National Ladies Champion of Club Champions Singles two weeks ago.

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Weary Jets are home at last Hunter Stadium ready for action as loss to Perth Glory ends difficult month of travel PAUL MONFORTE

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fter four tough away matches the Newcastle Jets finally return to Hunter Stadium this weekend, still searching for their first win of the season after a 2-1 loss to Perth Glory last Saturday.

The Jets looked set to improve on a poor record in the west when Argentine striker, Jeronimo fired a shot past Glory goalkeeper, Danny Vukovic in the 74th minute, But it was Perth substitute, Jamie McLaren who secured the three points for the home side with two goals in three minutes.

McLaren only entered the match following Jeronimo’s goal and scored his first almost instantly.

Jets coach Phil Stubbins said his players were struggling mentally when in winning positions late in matches.

“I think it’s pretty clear now that without actually believing that you’re going to win the contest and having that real mental edge and resolve about how you last out the contest, you get found out and you get punished, and that’s what happened to us,” he said.

For the most part, the Jets’ solid defence

The Newcastle Jets will play in front of their home fans for the first time this season

returned after last week’s aberration against Wellington, but didn’t have a great deal of goalscoring opportunities.

Newcastle take on Melbourne Victory at 5pm on Saturday afternoon at Hunter Stadium.

However, final preparations following the laying of the new playing surface means the Jets will not have a training session on the ground prior to the match.

Joel Griffiths is expected to take his place in the side after leaving the field on Saturday after a knock to the shin.

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